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Originally Posted by Janak Parekh
Well, people should back up their computers, no?  How does that argument differ from buying from Amazon MP3, for instance?
That's true for nearly every Smartphone on the market today.
Well, I've gone through three iPhones (deliberately, as in upgrades), and I'm using the exact same OS image I was using with my first iPhone. I've never, ever had to reinstall, including after OS upgrades. I just plugged in my new iPhone and it restored every last setting, including every app, app data, etc. My iPhone environment has migrated seamlessly every single time. It's uncanny how smooth it has been -- I almost feel like I should be reinstalling it because I'm so accustomed to it from every single other platform I've owned. So, when it comes to data integrity, Windows Mobile is definitely not the only platform with its advantages.
--janak |
Janak hits the nail on the head here!
I have to say that if WM and Activesync had offered the kind of back up, restore and upgrade facility that iTunes and iPhone do (AND without having to
buy third party software) a lot of my past aggravations wouldn't have existed. I have gone through 2 iPhones (3G and 3GS) and 5 Rom upgrades and never had to worry about having to reinstall apps etc - it works and is seamlessly.
Oh and of course I back up my Mac automatically - so if in the very unlikely situation where I might have a double hardware failure I still have the back up to fall back on! I dont understand the reticence to rely on the standard iPhone back up facility and MS really should learn the lesson from Apple on this!
My son just went from a iPod Touch 2.0 to an iPhone 3GS and just restored from his last back up - all the apps and music from the Touch straight on.
Every time I bought a new WM device I couldn't restore the last Sprite back up from the last one and ended up doing a fresh install each time! What a pile of s%ite!