Skip to comments.
You WILL buy Windows Phone 7
Betanews ^
| October 8, 2010
| Joe Wilcox
Posted on 10/13/2010 11:05:58 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
click here to read article
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-53 last
To: SeeSac
Oh. So the iPhone doesnt truely multitask! What it does is still more than WP7, which is my point.
To: antiRepublicrat
WP7 is starting off way behind the competition. Just for comparison, how long did it take for Apple to get those things fixed after the initial release of the iPhone?
To: tacticalogic
how long did it take for Apple to get those things fixed after the initial release of the iPhone? I consider that irrelevant. We're years later now, Microsoft has had plenty of time to get the copy machines up and running, not just off the iPhone, but for Android. But let's go over the big ones:
- Copy/paste: Apple hadn't figured out how to do it easily with the first iPhone. Apple eventually did in 3.0, using a method that was copied by the others as well as they could (I suspect Apple has some patents here)
- No multitasking: Initially a design decision in the interests of stability, fluid function and saving battery life. Apple later took a limited stance.
- No SD card: Design decision
Microsoft will be offering the first two next year. That means it isn't a conscious design decision by Microsoft, but that Microsoft is rushing WP7 to market unfinished before their smartphone marketshare disappears altogether.
What I'm watching out for is the historical Apple haters who suddenly don't mind that WP7 doesn't have free multitasking, doesn't have copy/paste, doesn't allow removable SD cards, doesn't come on low-end hardware. The people who suddenly don't think those things are a problem, or start making excuses for them, will clearly expose themselves as hypocritical Microsoft fans.
To: antiRepublicrat
What I'm watching out for is the historical Apple haters who suddenly don't mind that WP7 doesn't have free multitasking, doesn't have copy/paste, doesn't allow removable SD cards, doesn't come on low-end hardware. The people who suddenly don't think those things are a problem, or start making excuses for them, will clearly expose themselves as hypocritical Microsoft fans. I'm watching out for the Apple phanboys who'll crow about how far behind MS is, and then dismiss any talk of accomplishment when they catch up.
To: Alex Murphy
Ill buy it when my cellphone bill doesnt have to jump $40 a month to get it.
Agreed 100%!
45
posted on
10/14/2010 3:04:31 PM PDT
by
reagan_fanatic
(Today, Congress. Tomorrow, the White House!)
To: SmokingJoe
46
posted on
10/14/2010 3:06:31 PM PDT
by
big'ol_freeper
("Anyone pushing Romney must love socialism...Piss on Romney and his enablers!!" ~ Jim Robinson)
To: antiRepublicrat
Does the iPhone have smart linking?
47
posted on
10/14/2010 3:09:57 PM PDT
by
SeeSac
To: antiRepublicrat
Microsoft will be offering the first two next year. That means it isn't a conscious design decision by Microsoft, but that Microsoft is rushing WP7 to market unfinished before their smartphone marketshare disappears altogether.Are you implying that Microsoft is lying when they say not having cut-and-paste was a design decision, electing to go with smart linking which is quicker and more suite for 80% of the users?
What limitations do you find in not having unlimited multi tasking, especially considering that processor and battery limitations make it very uneconomical?
48
posted on
10/14/2010 3:35:24 PM PDT
by
SeeSac
To: tacticalogic
Users will go where the applications are, and the applications will be where the developers are. True. Apple Software was so much easier, much more intuitive, and so consistent that key commands were easily remembered, because they were always the same, program to program.
But, vendors developed more applications for Windows, than A/OS. The rest is history.
49
posted on
10/14/2010 7:52:29 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(lame and ill-informed post)
To: UCANSEE2
But, vendors developed more applications for Windows, than A/OS. The rest is history. Another factor in the equation was Microsoft's agnosticism with respect to hardware. More variety of available peripherals and adapter cards provided more opportunities to develop applications that could leverage that hardware.
To: SeeSac
Does the iPhone have smart linking? Yes. So does Android.
To: SeeSac
Are you implying that Microsoft is lying when they say not having cut-and-paste was a design decision If they don't have it, but are promising it soon, then there was no design decision not to include it. It means it wasn't something they could develop in time for shipping. As those who posted to FR in the early days of the iPhone can attest, smart linking has absolutely no use whatsoever in posting.
What limitations do you find in not having unlimited multi tasking
I understand the reason for not having unlimited multitasking. But now that even Apple has allowed controlled multitasking (allowing some level of multitasking without killing the battery), Microsoft is coming out with an OS that doesn't even have that. IOW, lack of full multitasking makes it inferior to those who like Android because it does allow that, but those who prefer the battery savings also have no reason to go to WP7 because Apple still has something better.
To: antiRepublicrat
You call it inferior but when asked what limitations it imposes on the use of the phone .... silence.
53
posted on
10/17/2010 5:08:22 PM PDT
by
SeeSac
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-53 last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson