Windows Mobile 6 Review on CNET

[Jerry Raia]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://reviews.cnet.com/Windows_Mobile_6/4505-3672_7-32328708.html?tag=cnetfd.mt' target='_blank'>http://reviews.cnet.com/Windows_Mobile_6/4505-3672_7-32328708.html?tag=cnetfd.mt</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Windows Mobile 6 features new shortcuts to make performing tasks easier, and there is added functionality to the Calendar and Contact apps. E-mail improvements include a new search function and HTML support, and there's good Windows Live integration. In addition, the Standard Edition (formerly Smartphone Edition) now includes Microsoft Office Mobile with editing capabilities."</i><br /><br /> <img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/Jerry-wm6.gif" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/> <br /><br />Yeah "Microsoft Office Mobile with editing capabilities" sans document creation capabilities. The same team that designed WMDC must have had a hand in this one. The other "feature" that caught my attention is that the new email and calendar capabilities will only be available with Exchange Server 2007. Once again those of us who don't want to run our own exchanger server will either be left out, or have to wait until our Exchange service provider upgrades. I fall into the latter category. I'm feeling very Standard here.

[jfreiman]

Exchange Server...

How much would you guys pay www.xxxxthoughts.com a month/year to host exchange email?

:-)

-John

[Mike Temporale]

It's understandable that some features are going to require Exchange and a new version of Exchange too. Microsoft can't just change how IMAP or POP handles email and somehow allow for streaming of the message while you read it.

I think most hosting providers will be upgrading pretty quickly. It's in their best interest after all.

[Mike Temporale]

Exchange Server...

How much would you guys pay www.xxxxthoughts.com a month/year to host exchange email?

:-)

-John

Sorry John, I don't get what you're asking. :?

[Jerry Raia]

It's understandable that some features are going to require Exchange and a new version of Exchange too. Microsoft can't just change how IMAP or POP handles email and somehow allow for streaming of the message while you read it.

I think most hosting providers will be upgrading pretty quickly. It's in their best interest after all.

The last time it took my provider close to a year. They are big and don't move that quickly. I don't think Exchange uses any of IMAP or POP when you connect directly to the server. It does have POP and IMAP available but I doubt any of the new features will be available through those protocols. I'm a little familiar with this as I used to run my own Exchange server. Someone will correct me if I am wrong.

[Mike Temporale]

I don't think Exchange uses any of IMAP or POP when you connect directly to the server. It does have POP and IMAP available but I doubt any of the new features will be available through those protocols.

Right, that's my point. Yes, Exchange can do POP and IMAP, but Microsoft can't just change the protocols to reflect these new features. So it has to be Exchange only.

The last time it took my provider close to a year. They are big and don't move that quickly.

Really? Wow, that kind of sucks. I would expect better service than that. :?

[Jerry Raia]

OK I misread your statement. :)

Yeah it does suck that it takes them so long but they are so darn reliable I have been loathe to change. Once things are working they just keep working.

[Kris Kumar]

I would hope the consumer oriented Exchange server hosts to move quickly and update their servers, but the enterprise Exchange servers would take a long time and that is the category into which I fall into.

[Jerry Raia]

Yeah the host I have takes care of larger companies, so they move slower. I don't blame them.

[jfreiman]

Exchange Server...

How much would you guys pay www.xxxxthoughts.com a month/year to host exchange email?

:-)

-John

Sorry John, I don't get what you're asking. :?

What I was trying to say was it would be 'cool' to have Smartphonethoughts or pocketpcthoughts, etc host an Exchange 2007 email service.

My current provider didn't add push email because they don't use exchange and are planning on it.

[Mike Temporale]

What I was trying to say was it would be 'cool' to have Smartphonethoughts or pocketpcthoughts, etc host an Exchange 2007 email service.

My current provider didn't add push email because they don't use exchange and are planning on it.

Oh... I see. That's a pretty good idea. Let me think about a way to do this. 8)

[Tim Williamson]

www.exchangethoughts.com

[Jason Dunn]

www.exchangethoughts.com

Hah. That's actually one that I *don't* own. :lol:

[djdj]

Exchange 2007 is almost a completely different product from 2003, and its system requirements are quite a bit more demanding. For example, it only runs on Windows Server 2003 64-bit editions, and not very many existing Windows server installations are 64-bit. Not only that, it is more like a completely new product than a new version; Exchange administrators will have to re-learn the product from scratch.

In other words, I wouldn't expect upgrades from Exchange 2003 to 2007 to take place any time soon. Even though I have licenses for 2007 I won't be upgrading my server because its CPU isn't 64-bit capable and I don't want to upgrade the hardware just to add a couple of new capabilities. Exchange 2007 is much better in a new installation on new hardware than it would be in an existing 2003 environment.