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Originally Posted by Janak Parekh
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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Yes, dropping Reader seemed like a bad call. Are .lit books even around now?
As for Windows Media, I'd say that I find it more like "barely adequate". It does what I need mostly (playing MP3 files), but not much else. It can't play AVI files, QuickTime, AAC, etc., which is why my biggest wish is for user codecs.
However, I think when most people talk about making Windows Mobile more consumer-friendly, they're referring to the user interface, not the applications.
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Originally Posted by Janak Parekh
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.) |
They added it in WM 6 -- sort of. It only works with Vista and WMDC. If you're using XP and ActiveSync, tough luck, Chuck.
Steve