Comments on: Is the iPhone Now More Unstable than Windows Mobile? http://www.mobilitysite.com/2008/08/is-the-iphone-now-more-unstable-than-windows-mobile/ Mobile News, Reviews, and Views. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:17:54 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: JimT http://www.mobilitysite.com/2008/08/is-the-iphone-now-more-unstable-than-windows-mobile/comment-page-1/#comment-12654 JimT Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:37:04 +0000 #comment-12654 Totally disagree - Windows Vista is more stable, and reliable than OS X based on extensive use of both OS'. Your experience may be different; however, there are many satisfied Vista users whose Vista machines are the "just works" machines. My problem machines, from both hardware and software perspectives, have been Apple. Horror of all horrors, I actually prefer the Vista interface over Leopard - Leopard is too gltizy for my taste, of course opinions vary. Totally disagree – Windows Vista is more stable, and reliable than OS X based on extensive use of both OS’. Your experience may be different; however, there are many satisfied Vista users whose Vista machines are the “just works” machines. My problem machines, from both hardware and software perspectives, have been Apple.

Horror of all horrors, I actually prefer the Vista interface over Leopard – Leopard is too gltizy for my taste, of course opinions vary.

]]> By: MS Dude http://www.mobilitysite.com/2008/08/is-the-iphone-now-more-unstable-than-windows-mobile/comment-page-1/#comment-12630 MS Dude Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:41:15 +0000 #comment-12630 You have to admit that the best operating system MicroSoft has ever come up with is XP. That said, most MS related anything is crap - plain and simple. You have to admit that the best operating system MicroSoft has ever come up with is XP. That said, most MS related anything is crap – plain and simple.

]]> By: Jim Travis http://www.mobilitysite.com/2008/08/is-the-iphone-now-more-unstable-than-windows-mobile/comment-page-1/#comment-7874 Jim Travis Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:28:15 +0000 #comment-7874 Nice article - it was a welcome change to read an article that did not totally bash Windows Mobile. I have been using WM since Pocket PC 2002, and have found WM to be reliable, stable, and very flexible. I also have no problems with the standard WM interface, and use finger navigation on my WM (and Palm OS) devices 95% of the time. Until recently, most WM devices came with a Home application that had large icons which made finger navigation even easier, although I usually used the Today screen. Until 2002, I was a Palm OS champion. Although I found WM devices technically interesting, I delayed purchasing one because of the high cost, and the horrible reputation WM and ActiveSync had. When I did take the plunge, I was pleasantly surprised by how stable both the device, and ActiveSync were. I have since owned about a dozen WM devices (PDA, Smartphones), and the only hard resets I can recall were for new firmware updates. Like all users, I have run across terrible third party apps, but I did not blame Microsoft for some 3rd party goof. I deleted the bad app, and tried an alternative app which worked fine. Although I always have a current backup on the memory card, I never had a bad 3rd party app require a hard reset. Unlike the author, I do try a lot of different types of 3rd party apps. One of the previous comments mentioned Safari, IE, and Opera Mini. Pocket IE is great for the vertically oriented generic mobile web, Safari is great for the full web, and Opera Mini (NetFront also) is great for both the full and mobile web. I have found Safari to be excellent for multicolumn web pages, but not very good for some single column pages (such as Craigslist), and some generic mobile web pages. On too many single column pages, double tap zoom in Safari does not increase the text size to a comfortable reading level, and the dreaded horizontal scrolling is necessary to read each line. Opera Mini does as good a job as Safari in displaying the full web, particularly on a VGA device, and is far superior to Safari for displaying single column pages like Craigslist, and the generic mobile web. Opera Mini has a mobile view option which reflows the text on single column pages to a comfortable reading size without the dreaded horizontal scrolling. Opera Mini may not be as slick as Safari, but is a better browser overall for viewing the entire web, both full, and mobile. For about $20, you can purchase a shell for WM to give it an iPhone like UI. These various shells may not be as slick as the iPhone UI, but are very close if that is the type of interface you prefer. There are thousands of 3rd party apps available for WM devices, many of them direct CAB downloads to the the device, and no company has to approve the app before it is available. Unless you jailbreak an iPhone, you are limited in the types of features you can add particularly since all official apps have to approved by Apple. Although the iPhone is a very slick, slim, and elegant device, it is too feature deficient for my smartphone needs. I did purchase an iPod touch so I could get extensive experience with the interface, and Mobile Safari. Nice article – it was a welcome change to read an article that did not totally bash Windows Mobile. I have been using WM since Pocket PC 2002, and have found WM to be reliable, stable, and very flexible. I also have no problems with the standard WM interface, and use finger navigation on my WM (and Palm OS) devices 95% of the time. Until recently, most WM devices came with a Home application that had large icons which made finger navigation even easier, although I usually used the Today screen.

Until 2002, I was a Palm OS champion. Although I found WM devices technically interesting, I delayed purchasing one because of the high cost, and the horrible reputation WM and ActiveSync had. When I did take the plunge, I was pleasantly surprised by how stable both the device, and ActiveSync were. I have since owned about a dozen WM devices (PDA, Smartphones), and the only hard resets I can recall were for new firmware updates. Like all users, I have run across terrible third party apps, but I did not blame Microsoft for some 3rd party goof. I deleted the bad app, and tried an alternative app which worked fine. Although I always have a current backup on the memory card, I never had a bad 3rd party app require a hard reset. Unlike the author, I do try a lot of different types of 3rd party apps.

One of the previous comments mentioned Safari, IE, and Opera Mini. Pocket IE is great for the vertically oriented generic mobile web, Safari is great for the full web, and Opera Mini (NetFront also) is great for both the full and mobile web. I have found Safari to be excellent for multicolumn web pages, but not very good for some single column pages (such as Craigslist), and some generic mobile web pages. On too many single column pages, double tap zoom in Safari does not increase the text size to a comfortable reading level, and the dreaded horizontal scrolling is necessary to read each line. Opera Mini does as good a job as Safari in displaying the full web, particularly on a VGA device, and is far superior to Safari for displaying single column pages like Craigslist, and the generic mobile web. Opera Mini has a mobile view option which reflows the text on single column pages to a comfortable reading size without the dreaded horizontal scrolling. Opera Mini may not be as slick as Safari, but is a better browser overall for viewing the entire web, both full, and mobile.

For about $20, you can purchase a shell for WM to give it an iPhone like UI. These various shells may not be as slick as the iPhone UI, but are very close if that is the type of interface you prefer. There are thousands of 3rd party apps available for WM devices, many of them direct CAB downloads to the the device, and no company has to approve the app before it is available. Unless you jailbreak an iPhone, you are limited in the types of features you can add particularly since all official apps have to approved by Apple.

Although the iPhone is a very slick, slim, and elegant device, it is too feature deficient for my smartphone needs. I did purchase an iPod touch so I could get extensive experience with the interface, and Mobile Safari.

]]> By: Jeffrey Dee http://www.mobilitysite.com/2008/08/is-the-iphone-now-more-unstable-than-windows-mobile/comment-page-1/#comment-7859 Jeffrey Dee Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:49:51 +0000 #comment-7859 Your right on one point- some third party applications for WM mobile devices can wreck havoc on your PDA. Just an example- I have been testing various Today screen third party applications. And most of them may require you to keep resetting your device. The most stable and eats less of your PDA's memory is RL Today. Your right on one point- some third party applications for WM mobile devices can wreck havoc on your PDA. Just an example- I have been testing various Today screen third party applications. And most of them may require you to keep resetting your device. The most stable and eats less of your PDA’s memory is RL Today.

]]> By: doogald http://www.mobilitysite.com/2008/08/is-the-iphone-now-more-unstable-than-windows-mobile/comment-page-1/#comment-7858 doogald Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:05:46 +0000 #comment-7858 Well, WM has been around long enough that it had *better* be more stable than the newer iPhone. ;) That said, I though that this article was interesting. I have a WM phone and it is not exactly easy to use. Opera Mini is great, but it's not like using Safari on an iPhone (and IE is an utter piece of junk in WM 6.) Article: http://snipurl.com/3evhl [www_businessweek_com] Well, WM has been around long enough that it had *better* be more stable than the newer iPhone. ;)

That said, I though that this article was interesting. I have a WM phone and it is not exactly easy to use. Opera Mini is great, but it’s not like using Safari on an iPhone (and IE is an utter piece of junk in WM 6.)

Article: http://snipurl.com/3evhl [www_businessweek_com]

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