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Windows Mobile 6.5 Launched, Panned

Posted by timothy on from the what-about-the-grassroots-support dept.

Barence writes "It's not Windows Mobile 7, but at least it's here. PC Pro has posted its full review of Windows Mobile 6.5, as found on the new HTC Touch2 handset, which is also reviewed. If you're expecting something to challenge Apple OS and Android, prepare for a very large let-down. The damning quote: 'Business users, as much as consumers, deserve a phone that's quick and intuitive to operate as well as one that hooks in neatly to Exchange and Outlook and is easy to manage centrally. If this is the best [Microsoft] can muster in the year-and-a-half's worth of development time since Windows Mobile 6.1 appeared, we'll be dramatically lowering our hopes for Windows Mobile 7.'"

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  1. It's a secret plot, and they succeeded! by davidwr · · Score: 4, Funny

    we'll be dramatically lowering our hopes for Windows Mobile 7.

    MS Engineer: 6.5 is coming along nicely but it's not fully baked yet. If we try to make the ship deadline we'll have another Vista on our hands. 7.0 looks good though. Can we have an extension on 6.5?
    MS Management team: Our engineers tell us 6.5 looks like another Vista. How about we really cripple it so 7.0 looks like the greatest thing since sliced bread.

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    1. Re:It's a secret plot, and they succeeded! by daid303 · · Score: 5, Funny

      we'll be dramatically lowering our hopes for Windows Mobile 7.

      Most customers just hope for a device that will function without crashing or freezing every couple of hours. Do Microsoft really want customers to lower their hopes below that?

      Microsoft are some kind of joke company.

      Microsofts new slogan: "Why so serious?"

    2. Re:It's a secret plot, and they succeeded! by Tetsujin · · Score: 2, Funny

      "Why so stable?"

      "How many nines do you really need?"

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    3. Re:It's a secret plot, and they succeeded! by davester666 · · Score: 3, Funny

      This is exactly why they are focusing on decreasing boot time...

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  2. Re:Runs fine on my TP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    6.5's new features are that it isn't slow, and doesn't crash? Awesome!

  3. Re:Typical Linux fanbois by MightyYar · · Score: 2, Funny

    unlike a computer where Mac's cost double what a PC costs and people treasure them for years like a child or a pet when it's the same cheapo hardware built by little kids chained to their desks.

    See, now THAT is a quality troll.

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