Comments on: Microsoft goes official with Windows Mobile 6.5 at Mobile World Congress! http://www.intomobile.com/2009/02/16/microsoft-goes-official-with-windows-mobile-65-at-mobile-world-congress.html Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:02:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Corkey Lloyd http://www.intomobile.com/2009/02/16/microsoft-goes-official-with-windows-mobile-65-at-mobile-world-congress.html/comment-page-1/#comment-341914 Corkey Lloyd Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:36:56 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/?p=39581#comment-341914 It sucks that MS won't be giving updates for the older phones i have a HTC Touch Pro and i would love to have the new update for my phone being how much i payed for it and i only had it 4 months now and now there is a new touch pro coming out they should let me upgrade my phone now It sucks that MS won’t be giving updates for the older phones i have a HTC Touch Pro and i would love to have the new update for my phone being how much i payed for it and i only had it 4 months now and now there is a new touch pro coming out they should let me upgrade my phone now

]]> By: Lauriel http://www.intomobile.com/2009/02/16/microsoft-goes-official-with-windows-mobile-65-at-mobile-world-congress.html/comment-page-1/#comment-339867 Lauriel Tue, 12 May 2009 03:33:58 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/?p=39581#comment-339867 I have been a palm user for years and must admit gave up on them last year when it was announced that they were cutting hundreds of staff. I crossed to the "dark" side and purchased a HTC 3G touch. I once used windows mobile and promised I would never go back. If only I listened to myself. 5 weeks after buying the HTC Palm announced the Pre ! I must admit I have been waiting and waiting and waiting for it's release. They must have some issues to hold off launching so long from it's announcement in January. Now WM 6.5. I am not sure who comes us with some of these dumb decisions in these large companies but to not offer an upgrade from a phone that is not 12 months old just alienates customers. Windows mobile trails the other PDA operating systems by miles and you would think that MS would try and win some market share rather than lose it. Even if they offer a trade up offer it would be something. Anyway it is likely I will buy a Palm or even the next Iphone. MS - another nail in the coffin ! I have been a palm user for years and must admit gave up on them last year when it was announced that they were cutting hundreds of staff. I crossed to the “dark” side and purchased a HTC 3G touch. I once used windows mobile and promised I would never go back. If only I listened to myself.

5 weeks after buying the HTC Palm announced the Pre ! I must admit I have been waiting and waiting and waiting for it’s release. They must have some issues to hold off launching so long from it’s announcement in January.

Now WM 6.5. I am not sure who comes us with some of these dumb decisions in these large companies but to not offer an upgrade from a phone that is not 12 months old just alienates customers. Windows mobile trails the other PDA operating systems by miles and you would think that MS would try and win some market share rather than lose it. Even if they offer a trade up offer it would be something.

Anyway it is likely I will buy a Palm or even the next Iphone. MS – another nail in the coffin !

]]> By: Snowy http://www.intomobile.com/2009/02/16/microsoft-goes-official-with-windows-mobile-65-at-mobile-world-congress.html/comment-page-1/#comment-339318 Snowy Wed, 06 May 2009 14:41:50 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/?p=39581#comment-339318 Just so you guys know, 6.5 requires a windows key, if you don't have one you need a new phone. Viva Planned obsolescence! I hope I'm wrong. I can get buy with my Touch Diamond Asia model but depending on how good the browser is compared to the skyfire browser it may just make me bite. Is there built in nonmobile-Flash support IN the browser? Just so you guys know, 6.5 requires a windows key, if you don’t have one you need a new phone. Viva Planned obsolescence! I hope I’m wrong. I can get buy with my Touch Diamond Asia model but depending on how good the browser is compared to the skyfire browser it may just make me bite. Is there built in nonmobile-Flash support IN the browser?

]]> By: phil http://www.intomobile.com/2009/02/16/microsoft-goes-official-with-windows-mobile-65-at-mobile-world-congress.html/comment-page-1/#comment-339244 phil Tue, 05 May 2009 20:46:05 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/?p=39581#comment-339244 I manually upgraded my blackjack II to windows mobile 6.1 from 6.0. I wonder if there is a way to do the same thing for 6.5? I used myblackjack2.com for my windows mobile update. If u have a blackjack II it is a pretty sweet site with a bunch of applications you can get. They say they require you to upgrade devices to get 6.5 but i say nay nay. lol. Theres gotta be another way I manually upgraded my blackjack II to windows mobile 6.1 from 6.0. I wonder if there is a way to do the same thing for 6.5? I used myblackjack2.com for my windows mobile update. If u have a blackjack II it is a pretty sweet site with a bunch of applications you can get. They say they require you to upgrade devices to get 6.5 but i say nay nay. lol. Theres gotta be another way

]]> By: dofzin http://www.intomobile.com/2009/02/16/microsoft-goes-official-with-windows-mobile-65-at-mobile-world-congress.html/comment-page-1/#comment-339081 dofzin Mon, 04 May 2009 17:07:39 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/?p=39581#comment-339081 @TJ, the poster who referenced "Web OS" was likely making reference to webOS from Palm, the operating system in the new Palm Pre. See http://developer.palm.com/news/webos_announcement.html @TJ, the poster who referenced “Web OS” was likely making reference to webOS from Palm, the operating system in the new Palm Pre. See http://developer.palm.com/news/webos_announcement.html

]]> By: TJ http://www.intomobile.com/2009/02/16/microsoft-goes-official-with-windows-mobile-65-at-mobile-world-congress.html/comment-page-1/#comment-337587 TJ Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:04:30 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/?p=39581#comment-337587 I really hate when people say "Web OS". Obviously people have no idea that to run anything on a computer you still require an underlying operating system. Period. you cannot load an OS image from the web, today's internet simply wouldn't handle it and I doubt it will for the next 100 years or more. "Web OS" is truly just a "Rich Portal" to launch web-based apps, and has been around since 1997 in various forms, none successful to date. Second, we are talking about mobile platforms here. Mobile platforms have horrifically unreliable internet connections and very slow speeds most of the time, unless you are lucky enough to be in an area with excellent 3G coverage and never leave that area. And this doesn't even factor in that you would require unlimited internet, something I pay $50 a month for and most users won't afford. A "Web OS" wouldn't be very useful in these situations. Lastly, I am disappointed in WM 6.5. As someone who has use WM for years I rather expected MS to be able to compete with some of the newer platforms, specifically Android and Apple devices. From the looks of this UI, they have failed miserably. And to top it off they slap us in the face by once again forcing us to upgrade devices to get the new functionality? I am pretty certain I am done with MS-based mobile devices. I really hate when people say “Web OS”. Obviously people have no idea that to run anything on a computer you still require an underlying operating system. Period. you cannot load an OS image from the web, today’s internet simply wouldn’t handle it and I doubt it will for the next 100 years or more. “Web OS” is truly just a “Rich Portal” to launch web-based apps, and has been around since 1997 in various forms, none successful to date.

Second, we are talking about mobile platforms here. Mobile platforms have horrifically unreliable internet connections and very slow speeds most of the time, unless you are lucky enough to be in an area with excellent 3G coverage and never leave that area. And this doesn’t even factor in that you would require unlimited internet, something I pay $50 a month for and most users won’t afford. A “Web OS” wouldn’t be very useful in these situations.

Lastly, I am disappointed in WM 6.5. As someone who has use WM for years I rather expected MS to be able to compete with some of the newer platforms, specifically Android and Apple devices. From the looks of this UI, they have failed miserably. And to top it off they slap us in the face by once again forcing us to upgrade devices to get the new functionality? I am pretty certain I am done with MS-based mobile devices.

]]> By: bolaji http://www.intomobile.com/2009/02/16/microsoft-goes-official-with-windows-mobile-65-at-mobile-world-congress.html/comment-page-1/#comment-336205 bolaji Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:48:58 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/?p=39581#comment-336205 can i change my pocket pc window mobile 5.0 to 6.5, if yes please how can i do that. please i will like to know! can i change my pocket pc window mobile 5.0 to 6.5, if yes please how can i do that. please i will like to know!

]]> By: Al Andrew http://www.intomobile.com/2009/02/16/microsoft-goes-official-with-windows-mobile-65-at-mobile-world-congress.html/comment-page-1/#comment-334409 Al Andrew Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:49:56 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/?p=39581#comment-334409 Two Words for you chaps.......... WEB OS.......better close the windows boys its over ! Two Words for you chaps………. WEB OS…….better close the windows boys its over !

]]> By: jacky http://www.intomobile.com/2009/02/16/microsoft-goes-official-with-windows-mobile-65-at-mobile-world-congress.html/comment-page-1/#comment-333964 jacky Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:48:54 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/?p=39581#comment-333964 http://www.mobilephone02.com http://www.mobilephone02.com

]]> By: Dave Cooper http://www.intomobile.com/2009/02/16/microsoft-goes-official-with-windows-mobile-65-at-mobile-world-congress.html/comment-page-1/#comment-333829 Dave Cooper Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:08:19 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/?p=39581#comment-333829 As far as the stylus is concerned, I have been using an HTC TyTn II for the last 12 months on WM6.0 and I have barely had the stylus out of the housing. I realise that this HTC's TouchFLO coming into play rather than basic functionality of WM, but it just demonstrates that if Microsoft get the interface right, WM can be a very effective touch operated OS. As far as the stylus is concerned, I have been using an HTC TyTn II for the last 12 months on WM6.0 and I have barely had the stylus out of the housing. I realise that this HTC’s TouchFLO coming into play rather than basic functionality of WM, but it just demonstrates that if Microsoft get the interface right, WM can be a very effective touch operated OS.

]]> By: Simon Sage http://www.intomobile.com/2009/02/16/microsoft-goes-official-with-windows-mobile-65-at-mobile-world-congress.html/comment-page-1/#comment-330380 Simon Sage Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:20:00 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/?p=39581#comment-330380 I hope all of this touch-friendly stuff means they're ditching the stylus. I hope all of this touch-friendly stuff means they’re ditching the stylus.

]]> By: vpr http://www.intomobile.com/2009/02/16/microsoft-goes-official-with-windows-mobile-65-at-mobile-world-congress.html/comment-page-1/#comment-330355 vpr Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:57:52 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/?p=39581#comment-330355 Looks pretty good, looks pretty polished to me Looks pretty good, looks pretty polished to me

]]> By: Tom http://www.intomobile.com/2009/02/16/microsoft-goes-official-with-windows-mobile-65-at-mobile-world-congress.html/comment-page-1/#comment-330317 Tom Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:39:06 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/?p=39581#comment-330317 Is it just me or does that interface look pretty unpolished? :-\ Is it just me or does that interface look pretty unpolished? :-\

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