[Pete Paxton]

I guess my frustration is this. I used to read articles relating Windows Mobile devices to portable computers. I do think handheld devices are similar to portable computers, watered down of course but still similar. You can surf the web, view pics, movies, email, type docs, keep up with your personal management. Is it a full fledged computer? No, but it is a portable computer that can fit in your hands and perform many of the functions of a full fledged computer. I have owned 8 different MS Mobile devices and none of them gave me that "wow" feeling the way the iPhone has. I also have a Tmobile Dash but I seldom use it anymore. Why? Three reasons. 1. Simplicity - the iPhone is simply a much more user friendly device and very graphical. 2. Stability - my iPhone has never locked up on me where the Dash usually locks up a couple times per week. 3. The experience - 90% of what I do daily on my Dash I can do on my iPhone. Surfing the web, typing emails, viewing pics, watching movies, even keeping up with my schedule is just a better experience than on my Dash. When I use the iPhone, I feel like I'm using a portable computer more than any Windows Mobile device I've ever had. Microsoft frustrates me. They have so much money and so much talent and yet over the last 5 years they have been anything but innovative and very incremental. They just seem so complacent. I actually wish they'd get rid of their registry all together and start over. Vista is a joke and their mobile OS just doesn't seem to be going anywhere. I have some hope for the Experia but I'm not holding my breath.