Comments on: Microsoft We Screwed Up Windows Mobile, iPhone Competitor Silverlight Mobile 2010 http://www.clazh.com/microsoft-screwed-up-windows-mobile-iphone-silverlight-mobile/ Technology & Design Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:12:50 +0530 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Joe http://www.clazh.com/microsoft-screwed-up-windows-mobile-iphone-silverlight-mobile/#comment-3282 Joe Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:41:48 +0000 http://www.clazh.com/?p=407#comment-3282 I think the problem with Windows Mobile is the performance first, usability second, then the interoperability with their (MS) other platforms. They need a light and fast OS for scaled down devices. Booting my Sprint Mogul takes a good minute which doesn't seem right (percieved performance). I know the HTC device isn't a powerhouse anyway but still... I've had to download third party UI enhancements to make it "fun" to use but they just layer the slow system so it goes from occasionally slow responding to slow responding pretty much all the time. I've been surprised that WM6.1 seems so isolated, like a whole different computer. Yes I can sync things but there seems to be a disconnect between using my phone and using my computer. Ever use the emulators when developing apps for Windows Mobile? I'd like to see some kind of UI on my desktop where I can get right into my phone, drag and drop documents, even make a call from my computer (if possible) using my phone. I guess I'm looking for a way to take the features of both blocks of hardware and interlace them in a more seemless way, so I get the best of my phone on my PC and the best of my PC on my phone. And why can't the UI for WM Outlook and Office Outlook mesh better? Drag and drop, right click context --> Add to my phone tasks etc...mesh, please. Pie in the sky perhaps. MS is in the right ballpark to play but they need to step up their game if they actually want to compete. Joe I think the problem with Windows Mobile is the performance first, usability second, then the interoperability with their (MS) other platforms. They need a light and fast OS for scaled down devices. Booting my Sprint Mogul takes a good minute which doesn’t seem right (percieved performance). I know the HTC device isn’t a powerhouse anyway but still…

I’ve had to download third party UI enhancements to make it “fun” to use but they just layer the slow system so it goes from occasionally slow responding to slow responding pretty much all the time.

I’ve been surprised that WM6.1 seems so isolated, like a whole different computer. Yes I can sync things but there seems to be a disconnect between using my phone and using my computer.

Ever use the emulators when developing apps for Windows Mobile? I’d like to see some kind of UI on my desktop where I can get right into my phone, drag and drop documents, even make a call from my computer (if possible) using my phone. I guess I’m looking for a way to take the features of both blocks of hardware and interlace them in a more seemless way, so I get the best of my phone on my PC and the best of my PC on my phone.

And why can’t the UI for WM Outlook and Office Outlook mesh better? Drag and drop, right click context –> Add to my phone tasks etc…mesh, please.

Pie in the sky perhaps. MS is in the right ballpark to play but they need to step up their game if they actually want to compete.

Joe

]]> By: Arpit Jacob http://www.clazh.com/microsoft-screwed-up-windows-mobile-iphone-silverlight-mobile/#comment-2274 Arpit Jacob Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:14:12 +0000 http://www.clazh.com/?p=407#comment-2274 well knowing Microsoft it should be something better than the Android platform, and open development platform with a great bunch of development tools. But from the discussion we had with Somesegar it looks like it going to take more than a year for them to come up with anything concrete, because as far as the visual studio 2010 tools are concerned then are not building anything specify for the mobile platform, When the mobile team comes up something it will be an addon or a plugin for VS 2010. As far as the User Interface is concerned I don't expect it to beat the iPhone OS in any regards. Unless they reuse the Zune platform for the Phone they did a pretty good job with the ZUNE. well knowing Microsoft it should be something better than the Android platform, and open development platform with a great bunch of development tools. But from the discussion we had with Somesegar it looks like it going to take more than a year for them to come up with anything concrete, because as far as the visual studio 2010 tools are concerned then are not building anything specify for the mobile platform, When the mobile team comes up something it will be an addon or a plugin for VS 2010.

As far as the User Interface is concerned I don’t expect it to beat the iPhone OS in any regards. Unless they reuse the Zune platform for the Phone they did a pretty good job with the ZUNE.

]]> By: Guru Panguji http://www.clazh.com/microsoft-screwed-up-windows-mobile-iphone-silverlight-mobile/#comment-2273 Guru Panguji Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:56:48 +0000 http://www.clazh.com/?p=407#comment-2273 Well, that was a breath of fresh air. That said, how competitive do you think Silverlight is going to be in comparison to a customized version of OS X on the mobile and the development power of Google for Android. While I certainly hope that Microsoft can bring its game up and produce an easy platform for mobile developers to get running into the game, they really need to redefine what they do best. They bring out amazing development tools and also amazing platform development tools. What they need to get right is the platform and the ability to bring some more well thought out passion and design for this platform. I am hoping they get it soon and up their game. I would love to see a Windows running phone competing with the iPhones and the Droids. Well, that was a breath of fresh air. That said, how competitive do you think Silverlight is going to be in comparison to a customized version of OS X on the mobile and the development power of Google for Android.

While I certainly hope that Microsoft can bring its game up and produce an easy platform for mobile developers to get running into the game, they really need to redefine what they do best. They bring out amazing development tools and also amazing platform development tools. What they need to get right is the platform and the ability to bring some more well thought out passion and design for this platform. I am hoping they get it soon and up their game. I would love to see a Windows running phone competing with the iPhones and the Droids.

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