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Originally Posted by Pony99CA
I've got a "syncing" feeling (sorry) that you're right. However, if they really want to make WM more consumer-friendly, they need to keep PC syncing as an option.
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Who says they want to make WM more consumer-friendly?
We do, for sure, but Microsoft doesn't seem to pay much attention to it. The consumer applets built into Pocket PC have stagnated at best as of late. I know you find WMP adequate, but it is a far cry from what other platforms now support, and really has not improved featurewise for a long time (and WMP sync is buggy). Reader is basically ignored now, etc.
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Syncing to an Exchange server won't cut it, even if it's free, because you can't synchronize files there. So programs like eWallet would be a lot less useful.
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Well... notice that Microsoft never really got around to adding file sync for Smartphones.
(At least, as of WM5. I haven't tried recently, but would be surprised if it was otherwise.) Who knows if Microsoft will continue supporting it in the future...
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I suppose Microsoft could have some cloud (I hate that term) syncing (like Live Mesh?), but what if I don't have Internet access? Nope, I still want to be able to sync with my own PC.
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We'll see how much longer that model lasts, though. Apple does have MobileMe (albeit not free), and Google is planning to use exclusively online syncing for the G1.
--janak