09-19-2005, 11:00 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 2,386
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HP Rumor of the Day: hw6515 WM5 Support + hw6715 Release Schedule
Some of you may recall a couple of HP rumor threads several days ago. The first post discussed an HP recall of the hw6515 and its lack of Windows Mobile 5 support and the 2nd post rebutted the recall. Both posts were based on external tips. Well, I just spoke with my contact with HP who told me that the hw6515 is set to be released at the beginning of October and it will NEVER support Windows Mobile 5... ever. As some of our own readers noted, the ROM limitations of the hw6515 were the constraining factor for WM5 support.
On the other hand, the hw6715 WILL ship with WM5, but instead of shipping at the beginning of next year, I'm now told that the release date has been broadened to "sometime 1st quarter of next year" which means we may not see the device until February or March.
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09-19-2005, 11:50 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 174
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Or to translate: they so totally screwed up on the 6515 that a follow on product was quickly needed to fix the embarassing situation. Unfortunately there's still a huge pile of 6515's that have to be sold to uninformed suckers before they can release the 6715.
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09-19-2005, 11:57 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 257
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What a mess HP have made of their reputation with pocket pcs. The great ipaq (although originally compaq) followed by the Jornada line and then the 1900 series set them well above the competition. There was a time when all pocket pcs were referred to as ipaq- now IMHO they have ruined the brand by releasing poor quality (6300) or mediocre (1700) devices. The 65/67 series had promise but it looks like they cant even get this right.
A real shame!
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09-19-2005, 11:58 PM
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Oracle
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 866
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Yeah, they have really mucked up this one.
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09-20-2005, 12:21 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 172
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HP must be incompetent for doing what they're doing. It's kind of hard to believe.
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09-20-2005, 12:29 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 181
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I've been posting on a number of boards about the iPAQ name being ruined by HP. It was for a while the one brand name that everyone followed. Much of this site's success can be attributed to the iPAQ line, yet now there is little need to even mention iPAQ at all. Now we talk about Wizards, Magicians, Blue Angels, and other weird names that sound like they came from some Harry Potter movie...HTC has taken over completely. This isn't a bad thing though, because we are getting some pretty nice products out of them for now...well see if that holds up...
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09-20-2005, 12:37 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,041
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Ever since I bought my iPAQ 5550, I haven't had the urge to buy another iPAQ. The 4700 has some good things, but it's nothing really special.
The iPAQ brand was to Pocket PC what the iPOD is to MP3 players at one time. It's sad, but HP's recent history is full of problems.
It's a shame that they're in such bad shape. HP used to stand for quality, performance and engineering.
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09-20-2005, 01:06 AM
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Magi
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 2,341
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Hey remember the Compaq Ipaq? Wasn't that a cool device, and the support was great!...geez...whatever happened? 
Dave
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09-20-2005, 02:12 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 44
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Silver5
HTC has taken over completely. This isn't a bad thing though, because we are getting some pretty nice products out of them for now...well see if that holds up...
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FYI: I think HTC made the 6500/6700 for HP...They made the MPx200 and 220 too I think.
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09-20-2005, 02:20 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 437
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by gex
I think HTC made the 6500/6700 for HP...They made the MPx200 and 220 too I think.
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I don't think HTC had anything to do with the MPx line. The MPx200 was Motorola and the MPx220 came from Chi Mei.
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