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brendon · 1 month ago

Interesting article. I was dreading having to review a Windows Phone (launched here in South Africa on Thursday) You have giving the whole topic perspective.

badersk · 1 month ago

Thanks for the comment, I just feel as though WP is still viable just not a consumer centric device.

Pony99CA · 1 month ago

Wasn't another feature added to Windows Phone 6.5 widgets? Does the Pure have any, or have you found any to try?

Steve

badersk · 1 month ago

I don't know about widgets I know that one of the shells created by an OEM, Samsung I think did widgets. But I will check and see. Thanks for the comment.

badersk · 1 month ago

Ok I found it. I will make a separate post for it. Thanks for bringing it up.

Nek · 1 month ago

'Windows Mobile' is the operating system. 'Windows Phone' is the hardware... the phone that runs Windows Mobile software.

Regardless, the multitude of scathing reviews and bad press is not because the reviewers wanted an iPhone. It's because of the terrible interface that Windows Mobile has. HTC put a nice front screen on it, but when you have to delve through the menus you find yourself needing a stylus pen to hit the micro-sized icons. The whole things is just not user friendly. It makes simple tasks harder and take longer than need be.

Windows Mobile's market share keeps falling, and which doesn't provide confidence that the platform will last very long. Apple's iPhone and Google's Android will take over the smartphone market. When HTC releases an Android2 smartphone, it will be a much better device than the 'Pure'.

badersk · 1 month ago

I stand corrected on the difference between Windows Phone and Windows Mobile. However I think you misunderstand my comments. We have known since Feb. what had been released to the manufacturers and we shouldn't have expect much different then that. My point was, I think many had their expectations set too high. As for loss of market share many have pointed out that is just a numbers game. With the entry of the iPhone and Android the market has grown drastically. Many people are now using smartphones that were not 3 or 4 years ago. This makes for a larger market that is divided between multiple platforms so while market share has dropped Windows Phone sales have increased. Each person determines for themselves what platform they want to use. I and many others choose to use the Windows Mobile platform. Yes Microsoft has been slow to react to market changes but they are trying to change that. I don't believe Windows mobile will die and their will always be better phones that is what progress and competition is all about. We all win. thanks for you comment.

superrrguy · 1 month ago

I get the feeling the Windows Mobile and Android don't know what they want to be. I just picked up the Tilt2 knowing that the start menu can't be properly reordered and the staggered icons hurt the brain and that there would be half copied features from the iPhone and all the other annoying things but it's even worse than I thought. This thing is underpowered and I can barely run two apps at the same time before it stalls to a crawl. Android is also picking pieces from the iPhone. I like the google integration but I don't like the random sliding and swishing to get to where I need to go.

badersk · 1 month ago

I have been using th ePure for 2.5 weeks and I haven't experienced the slow down even with 6 or 7 apps running. I will have the tilt2 in a day or two and see how it runs.

EricP_in_KY · 1 month ago

Stephen, I agree completely with your review. It's not perfect, but it is a great phone with a great OS. I've posted the same comment on other 'reviews' (that were really just somebody bashing Microsoft and promoting Apple) - give it more than a cursory glance, and you'll probably end up liking it a lot. I don't have huge fingers, so the keyboard is usable, although I do have to correct a mis-key occasionally. Only place I have difficulty is occasionally logging onto a web site where I have a complex password with lots of caps and symbols. Otherwise, the more I use this phone, the better I like it - and I also had a Tilt before I got the Pure, so I know exactly what you're saying when you say you never reach for it anymore. thanks for a good, objective review for a change!

badersk · 1 month ago

Thanks for your comment. I agree that WM has some great features that are being ignored be many because of the Plain interface. I still like it alot.

dmspit · 1 month ago

hello i just got a htc xv6900 its my first smart phone and i want to download a windows mobile 6.5 rom onto it and was wondering if you could please help me out. send me a link and clear instructions that a noob like me can understand it would be greatly appreciated. thanks!

Pony99CA · 1 month ago

This topic isn't about how to download and install illegal ROMs; it's about the Pure.

You should either ask in the forums (where it might be relevant) or on XDA Developers (the ROM experts).

Steve

felixbiel · 1 month ago

I just bought a pure and am liking the purchase more and more. My last phone was an iphone 3g and I burnt the battery up in less than a year. Seeing as how I have to pay someone to get it replaced that is a huge downside for me. I use the living daylights out of my phones and batteries are always an issue. There is a bigger learning curve with WM but it is worth it. The iPhone is great for people who just want to download an app and not delve much further than that. That's why the iPhone will always have great sales. I personally am glad I went back to WM.