[mikemcw]

My first windows mobile device was an ATT Motorola MPX200. Actually, I had an old IPAQ with one of those PC card holders and a Verizon Wireless Aircard deal but I don't count that. I then bought an MPX220, then A samsung I700, then a Samsung I730, then a Tmobile Dash, then an Iphone, then a Samsung I760. Suffice it to say, I have a lot of experience with Windows Mobile and now my Iphone.

Now to the point.

I use both my Iphone and my I760 on a daily basis. There Iphone can do things that Windows Mobile can only dream of, but the Windows Mobile phone is still a more powerful business machine. I love being able to download songs right from Itunes. I have over 1600 contacts and they are very easy to find using the contact app in the Iphone. The small apps in the Iphone are functional and easy to use. The Iphone is intuitive. The data plan for the Iphone is much less, 20 bucks versus 44.95. Plus, I have to pay more to verizon for text messaging. People old and young love my Iphone. They want to hold it, and play with it, it never ceases to amaze me the reaction I get when people see me use it. People don't look twice at the I760. My experience with the Iphone will drive me to buy my first Mac, even though I have three machines already running Vista Ultimate.

I can open and edit documents with my I760. The Voice Command app is built right in and I never knew how handy that darn thing is. I've loaded Pocketinformant, Pocket Diary, and Pocket Plus and they make the I760 a joy to use. The current lack of third party support for the Iphone is a bummer, but it is coming. In my business, I conduct tons of observations of power plant workers and I take all of my handwritten notes in my I760 using phatnotes and phatpad. My IT department supports the I760, not so much the Iphone. Stereo bluetooth is a plus. Iphone does not support it but my I760 does. I love the onscreen keyboard of the Iphone but I also like the tactile feedback of a real keyboard.

Here's the bottom line. The main features that I use on the I760 are mostly software related. As soon as Apple incorporates some of them or opens the phone up to third party developers, I think they have the potential to blow the Windows Mobile device out of the water. But until then, I will be using both phones.

BTW: I still have my Dash! :lol: The Tmobile plan comes with unlimited use of tmobile hot spots and I visit starbucks a lot!

Mike