1 - put back copy and paste - what are you stupid?
2 - include voice command - a seriously needed feature.
3 - support multiple exchange mailboxes with Activesync - it would help sell these phones to a lot of my clients who hate using pop for their secondary or third e-mail account with different companies.
@boe Honestly who really uses voice commands? They hardly ever work, and its so much easier to type information rather than speaking it slowly so the device can understand.
@steakman I drive about 2 hours each day. I dial about 10 numbers each day by name as well as voice mail. It let's me dial people directly even if they have extensions without having to type in the extension.
Is it 100% accurate - no. How often do I have to say cancel and dial the name again - about once every few days. Still a critical app for me. You may be using an old version of Voice command or you may not have your cadence down but I couldn't use a phone that doesn't have a a voice command type app for dialing.
@boe agreed, I don't understand the difficulty of allowing more than one exchange account on a device especially when a lot of people sync with Google and their work accounts.
@boe it will actually support multiple exchange accounts, Joe Belfiore said it himself http://live.visitmix.com/videos/ watch CLo1 WMVHigh and he said it at about 23:15 minutes in
@lennie22 Thanks - technically WM6 supports multiple exchange accounts as I can use activesync for one and pop for another. However if it supports multiple exchange accounts using activesync for all that is HUGE!!! Hopefully that is what he means!
@boe in that same video Joe same it himself that the operating system is a full multitasking operating system. however, I think they're going to limit that at launch or maybe it will be granted based on App type and developer request from microsoft same way they're going to do native Apps where the developer has to request the ability to do so from Microsoft. I think this approach would be much better than to have all the apps multitask all willy-nilly without a care in the world.
@steakman I use VoiceComamnd EVERY DAY and it works fantastic out the box. 95% accurate except for those hard to pronounce names. but it works vastly better than most other voice recognition software and requires no training.
I have 800+ contacts. I would die having to look up contacts by keyboard only. I use VC to dial telephone #'s (including those NOT in my address book), look up contacts, listen to a quick overview of my day agenda or quickly switch the phone between silent/ring--ALL WITHOUT HAVING TO STARE AT THE SCREEN AND NAVIGATE THROUGH PAGES.
With the mandated 3 button limit, WP7 absolutely NEEDS VoiceCommands. It's been available since 5.x and standard in Windows Mobile 6.x.
This would be an a** backward move by MS if they don't include this.
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Three things that could make WP7S successful -
1 - put back copy and paste - what are you stupid?
2 - include voice command - a seriously needed feature.
3 - support multiple exchange mailboxes with Activesync - it would help sell these phones to a lot of my clients who hate using pop for their secondary or third e-mail account with different companies.
@boe Oh - one more thing - get flash working before you release it.
And my working, I mean it opens a web page and doesn't crash - unlike IE8 on W7.
@boe Honestly who really uses voice commands? They hardly ever work, and its so much easier to type information rather than speaking it slowly so the device can understand.
@boe Copy & Paste is officialy coming in a futre update after launch:
http://www.mobiletechworld.com/2010/03/17/copy-paste-function-coming-to-windows-phone-7-series-in-future-updates/
@steakman I drive about 2 hours each day. I dial about 10 numbers each day by name as well as voice mail. It let's me dial people directly even if they have extensions without having to type in the extension.
Is it 100% accurate - no. How often do I have to say cancel and dial the name again - about once every few days. Still a critical app for me. You may be using an old version of Voice command or you may not have your cadence down but I couldn't use a phone that doesn't have a a voice command type app for dialing.
@boe agreed, I don't understand the difficulty of allowing more than one exchange account on a device especially when a lot of people sync with Google and their work accounts.
@Vigo Thanks!! that is a relief. I still think they'd be smart to get it working by launch though along with Flash.
@boe
it will actually support multiple exchange accounts, Joe Belfiore said it himself
http://live.visitmix.com/videos/
watch CLo1 WMVHigh
and he said it at about 23:15 minutes in
@boe
I thought multiple exchange mailboxes was already in?
@lennie22 Thanks - technically WM6 supports multiple exchange accounts as I can use activesync for one and pop for another. However if it supports multiple exchange accounts using activesync for all that is HUGE!!! Hopefully that is what he means!
@boe
in that same video Joe same it himself that the operating system is a full multitasking operating system.
however, I think they're going to limit that at launch
or maybe it will be granted based on App type and developer request from microsoft same way they're going to do native Apps where the developer has to request the ability to do so from Microsoft.
I think this approach would be much better than to have all the apps multitask all willy-nilly without a care in the world.
@steakman
I use VoiceComamnd EVERY DAY and it works fantastic out the box. 95% accurate except for those hard to pronounce names. but it works vastly better than most other voice recognition software and requires no training.
I have 800+ contacts. I would die having to look up contacts by keyboard only. I use VC to dial telephone #'s (including those NOT in my address book), look up contacts, listen to a quick overview of my day agenda or quickly switch the phone between silent/ring--ALL WITHOUT HAVING TO STARE AT THE SCREEN AND NAVIGATE THROUGH PAGES.
With the mandated 3 button limit, WP7 absolutely NEEDS VoiceCommands. It's been available since 5.x and standard in Windows Mobile 6.x.
This would be an a** backward move by MS if they don't include this.
@boe
WP7S has copy paste:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnrwE3_OuCE
WP7S has background multitasking of 3rd party apps:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5G-Jj33XQI
@Vigo dont forget it took Apple 2yrs to add Copy Cut and Past