BlackBerry 8800
I noticed this on Cingy..oops..ATT's website yesterday
chicostyk said:
It's a nice looking phone, but I prefer Windows OS.
That's like saying: "That Tesla is a nice looking car, but I prefer the Ford engine."
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In all fairness, it really is all up to you when it comes to the smartphone OS, and I've heard more than a few people say that while the Blackberry OS is certainly excellent, they simply didn't like it, and wanted something else.
That said, it's always odd to me to hear someone say they prefer a Microsoft product to other available offerings.
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People are afraid to step outside of what there used to. Scared to adapt to and learn something new, even if the software or device is superior. It is because of this comfort zone that we've unfortunately allowed a dull and uninventive software to dominate are tech world. RIM's software is certainly not with out flaw but I would take it over Win mobile any day of the week
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OK...why would you prefer RIM to WM? It seems that, although RIM is easy to use, its also overly simple and antiquated. I'd love to hear why you prefer it to WM as I'm considering switching to one of these from a PalmOS device.
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Antiquated? Untrue. Until you use one and everything just works perfectly and flawlessly out of the box, you will never know. I owned a Cingular 8125 running WM and it was the biggest PITA. ActiveSync is flawed, slow and has horrible conflict resolution. The unnecessary amount of taps on the screen to get even the most mundane task done. The constant hard resets and tweaking to keep it running at top speed. Blackberry is used worldwide, by most major corporations, because of it's simplicity. Because it just works with no tweaking. Because I've never had to hard reset mine. I haven't had to buy any piece of software to get the functionality out of it that I thought for sure it should've had. Finally and possibly the coolest thing, the Blackbe...
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Thanks for this info, really most helpful. As a mac guy I certainly have to think twice before getting involved with a windows device. And I've played with them in stores and they are certainly not as efficient as the palm os. As you mention, far more steps then there should be to do something fairly simple. Thanks again.
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I am a WM user, and a BB user. I carry both for work.
My wife is a BB user.
If your a power user and need to things like FTP, TelNet, and dialing into services from your mobile phone then I think that WM is alittle more robust.
However, the BB OS is rock solid, very little down time if any. Very easy to navigate and it does what its mean to do.
You have to ask yourself what your primary needs are for the phone and that will answer your question of which way to go.
I do have to spend more time maintaining my WM phone than my BB as it does use resources differently.
My wife is a BB user.
If your a power user and need to things like FTP, TelNet, and dialing into services from your mobile phone then I think that WM is alittle more robust.
However, the BB OS is rock solid, very little down time if any. Very easy to navigate and it does what its mean to do.
You have to ask yourself what your primary needs are for the phone and that will answer your question of which way to go.
I do have to spend more time maintaining my WM phone than my BB as it does use resources differently.
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Like a lot of people, I don't think Microsoft's ubiquity is the result of a superior product that meets all needs. Rather, I think (and this is opinion here - you can disagree with this if you like) that Microsoft Windows owes it's domination of the computer market far more to the marketing & lisencing of software to manufacturers, rather than to any significant quality of the software. Like many others, I find it frustrating that Windows is the default choice for computing, simply because it's so common & because compatible (though not necessarily quality) software is readily available.
In the mobile phone world, this is somewhat less the case, as the majority of phones don't really use an operating system as we know it. But there is ...
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In the mobile phone world, this is somewhat less the case, as the majority of phones don't really use an operating system as we know it. But there is ...
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Actually, I think it's just easier to jump on the msft is the anti-christ bandwagon. I've played with the 8800 and yes it's a damned nice phone, I also prefer my Treo 750 to it. I've found WM 5.0 to be pretty damned good, and I admit it isn't perfect. Honestly, either a good WM 5.0 phone or the 8800 and/or the Pearl wouldn't be a mistake. I guess being open minded to some means you must be anti-mfst.
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Everyone's entitled to his/her opinion, but I'd rather have less functionality -- perhaps fewer bells and whistles -- than have to contend with an OS that renders the hardware relatively unusable or, at the very least, unreliable and/or unstable. The thing is, as a VZW customer, I can get a Motorola Q or a Treo with WinMobile right this minute -- but I'd rather wait and get an 8800 thru VZW knowing Blackberry's product, from top to bottom, is bulletproof -- not to mention the non-Blackberry data package is an exercise in frustration vs. the automated, easy-as-pie e-mail and browsing capabilities of BB's service.
To me it's a no-brainer, but again, to each his/her own.
To me it's a no-brainer, but again, to each his/her own.
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