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player911 · 03-04-07, 11:56 PM

Well WM5 came out for the Axim x50 while the x51v was out.

Your argument is not valid. To say that Dell already has your money and wouldn't benefit from making an upgrade.... ok.

Then why would they make a WM5 upgrade for x50? They already got your money. How would they benefit from that? How is this any different?
Using your logic, why would any company "waste" money on new upgrades when they can just force everyone to buy the next model up (or somewhere else, in dells case).

If a PPC manufacture created an upgrade while the next model up came stock with it... wouldn't they be LOSING money from the sale and delaying the customer from having to spend hundreds of dollars on a hardware upgrade? If Dell stops making PPC's, ok. Then they got nothing to lose from a sales standpoint. The only thing they invest is time and money for research.

And you know Dell buys licenses in bulk... so that if the end customer pays $30 for a license, dell maybe spends $10 or $15. Trust me... Dell gets BIG discounts from MS. No company will sell ANYTHING without making a profit.

So do the math. How many Dell Axims are out there? How many are left?
50,000? 100,000? 500,000? Say they make at least $5 a license. Yea theres plenty of room for a profit in there.

And the #1 reason they'll come out with a WM6 upgrade... to keep their customers with Dell (if only for computers). Just because a company stops production, doesn't mean they will stop support. Dell is not stupid. The last thing they want to end their chapter with a good ending. Why get rid of an entire department only to realize that you've got a mob of angry customers and your stuck with them slamming your business all over? I think they've done a really good job thus far. The x50 with WM5 was patched and running well. Like stated in the original post, WM6 is only an "upgrade" so there shouldn't be any bugs if any at all. Just take the basics from WM5 and apply them to WM6 and get it working.

Honestly I'm not worried about it. I know someone will make a WM6 Rom for our Axim's. The questions is does dell want the money for it or not?

Just my 2 cents. I'm just tired of all the pessimists around here... sounds like my wife.

03-04-07, 11:56 PM	#21 (permalink)
player911 Aximsite All Star Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 762 Device: Motorola v635 Carrier: Cingular Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Well WM5 came out for the Axim x50 while the x51v was out. Your argument is not valid. To say that Dell already has your money and wouldn't benefit from making an upgrade.... ok. Then why would they make a WM5 upgrade for x50? They already got your money. How would they benefit from that? How is this any different? Using your logic, why would any company "waste" money on new upgrades when they can just force everyone to buy the next model up (or somewhere else, in dells case). If a PPC manufacture created an upgrade while the next model up came stock with it... wouldn't they be LOSING money from the sale and delaying the customer from having to spend hundreds of dollars on a hardware upgrade? If Dell stops making PPC's, ok. Then they got nothing to lose from a sales standpoint. The only thing they invest is time and money for research. And you know Dell buys licenses in bulk... so that if the end customer pays $30 for a license, dell maybe spends $10 or $15. Trust me... Dell gets BIG discounts from MS. No company will sell ANYTHING without making a profit. So do the math. How many Dell Axims are out there? How many are left? 50,000? 100,000? 500,000? Say they make at least $5 a license. Yea theres plenty of room for a profit in there. And the #1 reason they'll come out with a WM6 upgrade... to keep their customers with Dell (if only for computers). Just because a company stops production, doesn't mean they will stop support. Dell is not stupid. The last thing they want to end their chapter with a good ending. Why get rid of an entire department only to realize that you've got a mob of angry customers and your stuck with them slamming your business all over? I think they've done a really good job thus far. The x50 with WM5 was patched and running well. Like stated in the original post, WM6 is only an "upgrade" so there shouldn't be any bugs if any at all. Just take the basics from WM5 and apply them to WM6 and get it working. Honestly I'm not worried about it. I know someone will make a WM6 Rom for our Axim's. The questions is does dell want the money for it or not? Just my 2 cents. I'm just tired of all the pessimists around here... sounds like my wife.