http://www.mobileviews.com/blog/2006/11/09/windows-mobile-loses-features-with-each-upgrade/ All Things Mobile and Wireless Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:41:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.mobileviews.com/blog/2006/11/09/windows-mobile-loses-features-with-each-upgrade/comment-page-1/#comment-84871 Sven Tue, 18 Sep 2007 02:31:32 +0000 http://www.mobileviews.com/blog/2006/11/09/windows-mobile-loses-features-with-each-upgrade/#comment-84871 Ability to sync, or not, contacts based on category Ability to reprogram (all) buttons for Media Player use, and select whether the change should be only when MP is in foreground or not. Ability to select "Ask" on ActiveSync Conflicts. Ability to count on alarms...oh wait that was always lacking. ;) Ability to sync, or not, contacts based on category
Ability to reprogram (all) buttons for Media Player use, and select whether the change should be only when MP is in foreground or not.
Ability to select “Ask” on ActiveSync Conflicts.
Ability to count on alarms…oh wait that was always lacking.

]]> http://www.mobileviews.com/blog/2006/11/09/windows-mobile-loses-features-with-each-upgrade/comment-page-1/#comment-3675 MobileViews Blog :: Zune Phone? A Blog Dialog with Frank McPherson Sun, 11 Feb 2007 08:35:20 +0000 http://www.mobileviews.com/blog/2006/11/09/windows-mobile-loses-features-with-each-upgrade/#comment-3675 [...] Microsoft doesn’t need to create a Zune Phone. It just needs to improve Windows Mobile. I agree with Frank completely. But, it not only won’t happen, it has actually lost functions with each new version. Check out my earlier blog item: Windows Mobile Loses Features With Each Upgrade??? Microsoft is only responding to carrier and enterprise customer feature requests. And, that is, in fact, why I think the Zune group will create a consumer focused Zune Phone that needs to answer to carrier needs but not enterprise needs. As an aside, try this experiment if you have both an iPod and some Windows Mobile Pocket PC or Smartphone: Close your eyes. Then, take the iPod and navigate through various features such as volume control or going through a playlist (forward, backwards, pause, restart). Now, try the same thing with whatever Windows Mobile device using only one hand and, again, not looking. Pretty difficult, if not impossible, right? BTW, try creating a playlist on the Windows Mobile device? If your device is within two generations old, it is impossible. This feature was removed a while back. Now, try creating a playlist on your desktop/notebook and get it to your WM device. Cough cough. Done yet? Try it on your iPod using iTunes. Windows Mobile lost the race as a media device long ago. And, removing features didn’t help it over the past couple of upgrades. [...] [...] Microsoft doesn’t need to create a Zune Phone. It just needs to improve Windows Mobile. I agree with Frank completely. But, it not only won’t happen, it has actually lost functions with each new version. Check out my earlier blog item: Windows Mobile Loses Features With Each Upgrade??? Microsoft is only responding to carrier and enterprise customer feature requests. And, that is, in fact, why I think the Zune group will create a consumer focused Zune Phone that needs to answer to carrier needs but not enterprise needs. As an aside, try this experiment if you have both an iPod and some Windows Mobile Pocket PC or Smartphone: Close your eyes. Then, take the iPod and navigate through various features such as volume control or going through a playlist (forward, backwards, pause, restart). Now, try the same thing with whatever Windows Mobile device using only one hand and, again, not looking. Pretty difficult, if not impossible, right? BTW, try creating a playlist on the Windows Mobile device? If your device is within two generations old, it is impossible. This feature was removed a while back. Now, try creating a playlist on your desktop/notebook and get it to your WM device. Cough cough. Done yet? Try it on your iPod using iTunes. Windows Mobile lost the race as a media device long ago. And, removing features didn’t help it over the past couple of upgrades. [...]

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