Comments on: Windows Mobile Development: Need for Speed http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090305/windows-mobile-development-need-for-speed/ by John Paczkowski Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:18:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Windows Mobile Development: Need for Speed [Digital Daily] | heave-ho.org http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090305/windows-mobile-development-need-for-speed/comment-page-1/#comment-5626 Windows Mobile Development: Need for Speed [Digital Daily] | heave-ho.org Sun, 08 Mar 2009 05:38:20 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=14291#comment-5626 [...] Original post: Windows Mobile Development: Need for Speed [Digital Daily] [...] [...] Original post: Windows Mobile Development: Need for Speed [Digital Daily] [...]

]]> By: Richard Day http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090305/windows-mobile-development-need-for-speed/comment-page-1/#comment-5591 Richard Day Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:33:12 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=14291#comment-5591 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". 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”.

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