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axim_wannabe · 10-09-05, 08:53 PM

there is this other thread that somehow sparked some inquisitive nature, and it being being off-topic, id like to move it over here...

http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showt...d=1#post854134
http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showt...d=1#post854136
http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showt...d=1#post854137
http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showt...d=1#post854152

it is basically trying to answer why the Windows Mobile Team never tried to exert a little extra effort in making their OS more backwards-compatible than it should be...

we have a change in CPUs, apps dont work... we have a change in OS, apps dont work... moreso the long line from WinCE to Palm-size PC to HPC to WM2003SE, and now to WM5...

i mean, what would happen to our software investments if each and every two years that a new OS comes up, we have to buy upgrades?

as ive mentioned in my previous posts (noted above), my ol' MS-DOS 6.0-based apps still work with my WinXP Pro SP2 setup...

what gives? is this, as I see it, more greed?

10-09-05, 08:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
axim_wannabe Aximsite All Star Super Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 691 Device: Sharp WS004SH Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	why isnt WM5 more backward-compatible than it should be? there is this other thread that somehow sparked some inquisitive nature, and it being being off-topic, id like to move it over here... http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showt...d=1#post854134 http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showt...d=1#post854136 http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showt...d=1#post854137 http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showt...d=1#post854152 it is basically trying to answer why the Windows Mobile Team never tried to exert a little extra effort in making their OS more backwards-compatible than it should be... we have a change in CPUs, apps dont work... we have a change in OS, apps dont work... moreso the long line from WinCE to Palm-size PC to HPC to WM2003SE, and now to WM5... i mean, what would happen to our software investments if each and every two years that a new OS comes up, we have to buy upgrades? as ive mentioned in my previous posts (noted above), my ol' MS-DOS 6.0-based apps still work with my WinXP Pro SP2 setup... what gives? is this, as I see it, more greed? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. - aka ipaq_wannabe @ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. - aka clie_wannabe @ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. - aka JadeShadow @ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. :rolling: