Comments on: Microsoft launches Windows Mobile 6

Improved search, security and integration with Windows Live are in the update to the cell phone OS, set for a spring release.

[jonburce_ddt]

Samsung Blackjack

When Windows Mobile 6 releases, will it be possible to upgrade the OS on devices such as the Samsun Blackjack ?

-Jonathan
http://jonathanbruceconnects.com/jonathan_bruce

[dotmike]

If Vista's emphasis was "security," WM6 needs "crashes less"

I'm a current (unhappy) owner of a Windows Mobile 5 based
phone.

It crashes all the time. I know that a lot of the blame lies with
the 3rd party programs I've installed (though an OS *should*
have better memory protection against leaks and bad
addressing), but there are many instances where I'm doing
nothing at all, and the OS just starts behaving very sluggishly,
claims it can't save 1K files, and more or less forces a restart.

And I have to restart (pen tip in hole thing) so many times, that
sometimes I forget to re-enter the phone PIN, so that I'm off air
without realizing it.

As a PDA OS, Windows Mobile 5 has a lot going for it: I can run
mapping software and a choice of thousands of commercial and
shareware apps, but as a PHONE OS, it is simply too unreliable in
my (fairly tolerant) experience.

6.0 has to improve this or this piece of junk is the last Windows
Mobile based phone I'll be getting.

[Lindy01]

I have had

a Cingular 8125 and now a 3125 both are WM5 phones, the second being a smartphone. Niether has locked up once.

I have only added AvantGo to them so I dont have any real 3rd party shareware apps.

I never want to go back to a regular phone.

[sbwinn]

As a PDA OS . . .

As a PDA OS, it is a bit of a disaster too. We "upgraded" handhelds
from CE to WM5 and had printer problems, modem problems,
crashing problems, non-existent wifi networks popping up, and
none of it had anything to do with 3rd party software.

[knobtweaker]

mobile 5

Dot Mike, Also an extremely unhappy mobile 5 owner. My pocket PC gives new meaning to P of C My iteration is from Verizon and their additions to the misery factor keeps me from being able to work as I am one of those on call 24-7 guys.

try to answer a call - HANG try to make a call Yup you guessed it HANG. But one thing it does well, interrupt you to inform you of how many E-mails are in your inbox. Ususally just ahead of another HANG.

Verizon - rebuild, then a replacement phone and more of the same.

Tried to get Mobile 6 ( verizon rep suggestion ) and it is no better, and ties your hands further. Time for an I-Phone

[lightweight1]

IE7?

But no mention of the one thing windows mobile really needs, an upgrade on the crappy cut down version of IE (4.1?) that ships with it.

[aka_tripleB]

Redmond should just...

release a phone with a full OS like the iPhone. Sure it won't be a true OS, but instead of having skimmed down version of the programs people DO use, give them the full thing.

[Dr.ek2]

Good upgrade resource

I found a good site for upgrade tutorials for many WM5 phones. It's http://www.wm6wiki.com , had my phone on there and it worked!

Very happy camper! :)