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I am nearing the end of my patients with the MS platform. Which is sad since I have had just about every generation of wince device since the Velo and Nino.
It seems to me that the next big leap is a cell phone which bridges the gap between a portable PC and a phone. If I could use my phone with a wireless keyboard, mouse and wireless/wired monitor, then I can travel without bringing my bulky laptop. Most of what I need is MS Office, very good web access (again very good web browser), etc. Touch screen is critical for decent web browsing IMHO - the iPhone has made that very clear.
Netbooks are cool but still too big. Why can't I have all that in my phone, the compute power is there today and the batter life is close. All I need is the additional connectivity and a much better user experience.
At this point I am about to give up on MS because I can't see the future. I have had the Blackjack II for 2 years now and essentially there have been no major changes to the platform in that time.
What really pisses me off is MS complete lack of investment browser technology. I am a firefox/chrome user simply because of performance. The phone browser is absolutely terrible compared to new phones like iPhone.
Can someone point me to an article which turns the on the light of hope? Otherwise I am going to jump to the darkside...and get off the MS platform.
-mj
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