Not even an okay browser? I think you need to get your facts straight before you bash an OS based on the browser that is built-in. Last I checked I could run IE, Opera, Skyfire, Fennec, and more on a windows mobile phone, each with their own pros and cons. Skyfire even lets me view sites with flash content *gasp*.
Compare that to the coveted iphone. You get the choice of Safari or umm oh wait, you don't get a choice. Well at least it's the best, right. I mean you can zoom into a page as much as you want and the text auto-wraps, right? Oh, it doesn't? Ok well at least you can view sites with flash content, right? No dice there either? Hmm...
Let's recap, "an OS that doesn't even have an okay browser is just a no go". On that basis alone, which OS is the loser again?
"You know the Tortoise and Hare? Well, WinMo is the Tortoise, but it doesn't win." Actually, you know the phrase "A Bird in the Hand is worth Two in the Bush"? Well WinMo is like a bush, except it doesn't have any leaves, and it's the wrong colour for a bush. Also it's shaped completely different to a bush. Actually, it's not like a bush at all. Perhaps it's more like a banana split. But instead of a banana, it's an operating system, and instead of icecream and syrup, it's made my Microsoft. And it's not split either. Actually, your skill at making analogies is like putting a frog in a blender. You know you've got the right ingredients but you have no idea how to put them together.
I totally agree that WM has much more choices in terms of browser - but frankly, none of them compares to the Safari on iphone or Andriod - and I mean it. I have been a WM users for long years and tried all the available browsers with a great variety of WM phones(Omnia2 being the latest), and I never feel mobile Internet browsing is practical from a smart phone - until iphone. In my first monthly with iphone, I did more mobile Internet browsing than I did in the past 5 years. And Andriod also appears to be doing a good job.
So yes, iphone sucks as a PIM, much as WM sucks as a Internet browsing machine. For anyone in doube, I strongly recommend that you take a iphone/Andriod device for a spin. Might change your point of view.
Until Microsoft managed to fix Windows Mobile, I doubt any magical hardware would help the Internet browsing experiences.
The Chromebooks are here, starting with Samsung's Series 5, a cute little number that promises instant-on access, 3G connectivity, and long enough battery life to web surf with the best of 'em.
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Nonononononononono.
We live in the world of iPhone OS, Android, webOS, and (occasionally) a Blackberry (Bold and Tour are some examples).
NOT WinMo. WinMo is way behind in the race, like.. really behind. You know the Tortoise and Hare? Well, WinMo is the Tortoise, but it doesn't win.
Hate me if you're a WinMo person, but an OS that doesn't even have an okay browser is just a no go.
"Well, WinMo is the Tortoise, but it doesn't win. "
Um, you don't really get the point of that story, now do you?
"but an OS that doesn't even have an okay browser is just a no go."
Skyfire. Ever heard of it?
Thought so.
I guess you've never heard of OPERA
Not even an okay browser? I think you need to get your facts straight before you bash an OS based on the browser that is built-in. Last I checked I could run IE, Opera, Skyfire, Fennec, and more on a windows mobile phone, each with their own pros and cons. Skyfire even lets me view sites with flash content *gasp*.
Compare that to the coveted iphone. You get the choice of Safari or umm oh wait, you don't get a choice. Well at least it's the best, right. I mean you can zoom into a page as much as you want and the text auto-wraps, right? Oh, it doesn't? Ok well at least you can view sites with flash content, right? No dice there either? Hmm...
Let's recap, "an OS that doesn't even have an okay browser is just a no go". On that basis alone, which OS is the loser again?
"Skyfire even lets me view sites with flash content *gasp*."
lol. Not just Flash. Java, AJAX, Silverlight, even Quicktime!
"You know the Tortoise and Hare? Well, WinMo is the Tortoise, but it doesn't win."
Actually, you know the phrase "A Bird in the Hand is worth Two in the Bush"? Well WinMo is like a bush, except it doesn't have any leaves, and it's the wrong colour for a bush. Also it's shaped completely different to a bush. Actually, it's not like a bush at all. Perhaps it's more like a banana split. But instead of a banana, it's an operating system, and instead of icecream and syrup, it's made my Microsoft. And it's not split either. Actually, your skill at making analogies is like putting a frog in a blender. You know you've got the right ingredients but you have no idea how to put them together.
Lol, I can watch justin.tv with skyfire. TV on the go ftw. Suck on that, Apple, you aint got nothing on WinMo. (besides a bunch of fart applications.)
I totally agree that WM has much more choices in terms of browser - but frankly, none of them compares to the Safari on iphone or Andriod - and I mean it. I have been a WM users for long years and tried all the available browsers with a great variety of WM phones(Omnia2 being the latest), and I never feel mobile Internet browsing is practical from a smart phone - until iphone. In my first monthly with iphone, I did more mobile Internet browsing than I did in the past 5 years. And Andriod also appears to be doing a good job.
So yes, iphone sucks as a PIM, much as WM sucks as a Internet browsing machine. For anyone in doube, I strongly recommend that you take a iphone/Andriod device for a spin. Might change your point of view.
Until Microsoft managed to fix Windows Mobile, I doubt any magical hardware would help the Internet browsing experiences.