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As far as Verizon's network goes...it's what works for me. I don't live on a coast. I was on Cingular/AT&T, and it was fine. Then I moved, and I got no signal at all at my new house. With Verizon I get a 3G signal just about everywhere now.
Until I become independently wealthy and spend all my time traveling the world, I have no use for a phone with a SIM. My CDMA phone works very well everywhere I regularly am.
I've been using 6.5 (beta) for months, and I fail to see what's supposed to be wrong with it. The only real problems I've had are with Flash support. But...at least it has Flash support. That Adobe software is buggy is no surprise. (This is with Opera Mobile, which my phone shipped with. I haven't used Pocket IE, so I can't comment on it.)
To be fair, app browsing isn't all that great on *any* phone. In fact, I have yet to use a single mobile device (including the iPhone, thankyouverymuch) that I actually prefer browsing on over a full compy. Fullsite app browsing = generally awesome in my book.
I love Zune and have all 3 version but you can't help but to think that one day future xboxes and windows will be all you have left. #windowsmobilemarketplace
@Gundem: I'm sorry, did you just call Microsoft M$ (which, by the way, has been ruled to be "old" and "unoriginal" as of about 3 years ago), then express your dire love for the Zunes? I...
"Well, the new online portal seems like a solid idea, albeit one that implicitly acknowledges that app browsing is not that great on a WinMo 6.5 phone. You can access the portal from any browser, taking advantage of your computer's larger screen and faster loading to find apps that much quicker."
I dunno about that - I wouldn't be so quick to say that it acknowledges that so much as it comes as a logical step. I mean... look at the iPhone App Store. I personally hardly ever use the app store from the phone, unless it's to grab some free app that I need to use for whatever reason that has come up. Based on my experience, and that of the people I know, I'd say that the App Store within iTunes is more of the main one, with the mobile app store browser being more of an added convenience. So I'd say that Microsoft has their head on straight here - It's just that they had the mobile marketplace available first as a catalog available on its mobile devices, and now they're completing and solidifying the idea through a desktop version.
edit: PS - I miss the <blockquote> tags... they made quotes so much more intuitive and easier to read and comprehend in context at first glance.
@brobot: When you criticize Gizmodo you have to take into account that this is an Apple lover's site. They are lastly tending to ditch non Apple stuff specially when it comes to mobile devices. I own an iPodtouch an I have to say it's a nightmare if I want to find a non top 25 or featured App. Its the way it is, we are talking about a small screen device, same goes for windows mobile. But the author is turning a good service for windows mobile customers into yet an other reason to ditch the windows mobile platform. #windowsmobilemarketplace
@HelloYouAll: errrrmmm... I don't know where you got the idea that I was criticizing gizmodo from my comment... Especially since you basically just re-stated the entire point of my comment, except with an anti-giz spin on it by talking about apple bias before saying "the author is turning a good service for windows mobile customers into yet an other reason to ditch the windows mobile platform."
To every person who ever previously/currently/henceforth whines about gizmodo's apple bias, I, Bepoptimus Prime, hereby officially declare #Shenanigans. - All the whining is 100x more annoying than any bias in the first place. sheesh. cry about it#windowsmobilemarketplace
@Software_Goddess: had an effect on me too. i woke up about 45 min later with keyboard face wondering why i both watched that video AND listened to the music = cure for insomnia #samsungomniaii
Interesting theory about the blurring line between critics and customers, Wilson. But is it right?
If the Nokia's smartphones are generally dismissed by critics yet still capture a plurality of the marketshare, that kind of suggests your theory is wrong.
Stepping back from cold reality, I think there will always be a distinction between the critic (professional or otherwise) and the rest of the customer base. We go to critics and reviewers for many things because there is too much choice in this world and not enough time. The Internet doesn't change this. And if people unerringly followed the advice of critics, Michael Bay would be out of a job. #steveballmer
Odd, considering their latest Windows 7 ad blitz consists of nothing but a cute tiny asian kid quoting all the great things critics are saying about Windows. (Including Gizmodo, at least in the original version of the commercial.) #steveballmer
Um. This guy can't even say "Nokia" correctly. Why am I listening to this tool? Him and Bush should team up to talk about how "Nuclear" "Nokia" is going. #steveballmer
@TheSonOfKrypton: No he said it right. Thats how you pronounce Nokia around the world. For some reason Nokia is pronounced wrong in the states. Even Nokia pronounces their own name wrong in the states. #steveballmer
@scarbrtj: I'd trust the pronunciation of "Nokia" from a guy who competes with them and has at least been to Finland more than some blog writer. Just sayin'
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As far as Verizon's network goes...it's what works for me. I don't live on a coast. I was on Cingular/AT&T, and it was fine. Then I moved, and I got no signal at all at my new house. With Verizon I get a 3G signal just about everywhere now.
Until I become independently wealthy and spend all my time traveling the world, I have no use for a phone with a SIM. My CDMA phone works very well everywhere I regularly am.
11/23/09
Crippled?
Errr....
WiMo 6.5 .....
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I've been using 6.5 (beta) for months, and I fail to see what's supposed to be wrong with it. The only real problems I've had are with Flash support. But...at least it has Flash support. That Adobe software is buggy is no surprise. (This is with Opera Mobile, which my phone shipped with. I haven't used Pocket IE, so I can't comment on it.)
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Verizon has no clue what constitutes a decent smartphone.
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(Google: I'm talking to you.) #windowsmobilemarketplace
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I love Zune and have all 3 version but you can't help but to think that one day future xboxes and windows will be all you have left. #windowsmobilemarketplace
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I think something broke. #windowsmobilemarketplace
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I dunno about that - I wouldn't be so quick to say that it acknowledges that so much as it comes as a logical step. I mean... look at the iPhone App Store. I personally hardly ever use the app store from the phone, unless it's to grab some free app that I need to use for whatever reason that has come up. Based on my experience, and that of the people I know, I'd say that the App Store within iTunes is more of the main one, with the mobile app store browser being more of an added convenience. So I'd say that Microsoft has their head on straight here - It's just that they had the mobile marketplace available first as a catalog available on its mobile devices, and now they're completing and solidifying the idea through a desktop version.
edit: PS - I miss the <blockquote> tags... they made quotes so much more intuitive and easier to read and comprehend in context at first glance.
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To every person who ever previously/currently/henceforth whines about gizmodo's apple bias, I, Bepoptimus Prime, hereby officially declare #Shenanigans. - All the whining is 100x more annoying than any bias in the first place. sheesh. cry about it #windowsmobilemarketplace
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REALLY… No idea. #samsungomniaii
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If the Nokia's smartphones are generally dismissed by critics yet still capture a plurality of the marketshare, that kind of suggests your theory is wrong.
Stepping back from cold reality, I think there will always be a distinction between the critic (professional or otherwise) and the rest of the customer base. We go to critics and reviewers for many things because there is too much choice in this world and not enough time. The Internet doesn't change this. And if people unerringly followed the advice of critics, Michael Bay would be out of a job. #steveballmer
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It looks like he's trying a Jedi Mind trick.
"These are not the droids your looking for. Move along, move along." #steveballmer
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Actually, that is exactly how "Nokia" should be pronounced,
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