..still using W2KSP4—will never use Vista
In one, two maybe three years?
Wouldn’t surprise me. I use a phone running Windows Mobile that came out a year before the iPhone yet has superior functionality. Actually, I’m posting this from it. If MS admits Vista was a stopgap and puts all its resources into Windows 7, they could really have something, based on what I’ve read.
By “blow away,” they must mean “rip off and marginally scale back the feature set just enough to annoy.”
Really wish I knew why people consider Windows Mobile-equipped phones to represent any sort of quality. Yeah, there are the geeks who take pride in hating on anything Apple, but come on.
So you can F-Disk by just an accidental touch in the new version?
Well, I’m all in for that.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Well, of course. I'm still blown away by how the Zune destroyed the iPod. ;)
I have no problem waiting. I started using Windows using NT4.0 — never went through 95 and 98, never saw any of the problems associated with 16 bit Windows.
NT4.0 was a heck of a lot more stable and reliable than OS 8, which is what the competition was.
I switched to W2K around 1999, and used it on one of my home computers until very recently. It was very stable. I only upgraded to XP because I lost the installation CD and needed if for a motherboard upgrade. One of the things you can do with Windows is upgrade motherboards — even switch from Intel to AMD and back — without buying a new copy of the OS or having to reinstall programs.
I’ve never seen any of the problems people talk about in reference to Windows. I occasionally reboot when installing software upgrades, but in general I go weeks without rebooting. A server I maintain — Server 2003 — went six months without a reboot.
I won’t likely upgrade to Vista. I have no need to. I can replace my hardware bit by bit without ever requiring a new computer. My aluminum cases are light, clean looking, and going on eight years old, and may never need replacing. I can even get accessories and replacement parts for them, after eight years. A few months ago I replaced an older USB front connector with a multimedia version, and added an LCD fan and temperature indicator that matches my case styling, for $20.
Do you reboot your phone when it drops a call?