Windows Mobile Development: Need for Speed
by John Paczkowski
Posted on March 5, 2009 at 11:00 AM PT
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After comparing my HTC Touch Diamond with my son’s iPhone and daughter’s Blackberry, I can say without reservation that speed is only one tiny issue for Microsoft and Windows (im)Mobile.
My device crashes, requiring a reset, at least once a day. It does this creatively, variously locking up, switching itself out of Bluetooth and into WiFi for no discernable reasons, or deciding there are no cellular connections available when I have an unobstructed view of a cell receiver.
The solution is always, remove the back of the case, dig out the pointer, and perform a hard reset. Which is not a solution when the magic bluetooth switch-off happens on the freeway.
After four months with this mobile disaster, and coming across other users with similar problems on different cellphne models, I rue the day I bought it and am switching to an iPhone.
Microsoft is wasting its time and energy in this market segment. I know four other owners of Windows Mobile phones and every one of them wants to say goodbye to Microsoft “yesterday”.
Posted by Richard Day at March 6th, 2009 at 12:33 am