It must be the truth ‘cos it’s there in the news

re: It must be the truth ‘cos it’s there in the news

Mark Wilson — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:42:39 GMT

Without wishing to sound like an Apple fanboy the iPhone and Windows Mobile are very definitely for different markets. In fact, the O2 Ts and Cs prohibit commercial use of the iPhone data package (and it's only available on three tariffs - all with the same Ts and Cs) so that places it firmly in the consumer device camp.

On the other hand, Windows Mobile is designed for commercial use - i.e. for power users who want/need access to data and contacts on the move, plus Internet access. I'd say that Windows Mobile doesn't need to worry about the iPhone - the main competition is BlackBerry (which, personally, I don't rate particularly highly).

I do have my grubby mitts on a iPhone - every day - and it's the first mobile handset that I've genuinely enjoyed using (in 13 years of mobile phone ownership). There's a lot it doesn't do (3G and GPS for starters) but what it does, it generally does well. The trouble is, it's expensive, niche, and very much a first generation device.

(Was that balanced and objective enough?)

M ;-)

re: It must be the truth ‘cos it’s there in the news

Russ — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 15:44:05 GMT

@James:

And you obviously missed this: I was only joking with you! What do you think I'm doing with my Smartphone, eating it?! ;)

re: It must be the truth ‘cos it’s there in the news

James ONeill — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:42:41 GMT

@Russ.

You obviously missed this.

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/iPhone-test-hazardous-toxic-chemicals151007

Microsoft don't manufacture or Sell smartphones. So the stuff that got us that bad rating from Greenpeace applies to things like Xbox, keyboards, Mice etc.

Companies like HP and Toshiba who make Windows Mobile devices come much higher in the survey. There's recognition inside Microsoft that we have to improve our performance here, but it doesn't happen overnight.

Apple have certainly improved, but I got a link to Electronics weekly's made by monkeys in my mail this week which had this item on the rather nasty coolant leaks on Apple G5s.

http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/engineering-design-problems/2007/11/apple-power-mac-g5-oozes-coola-1.html

Just put apple coolant leak into you favorite search engine.

Running Exchange 2007 across 2 AD forests

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re: It must be the truth ‘cos it’s there in the news

Russ — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:53:46 GMT

At least the iPhone isn't packed with 'toxic chemicals'! That smartphone is making me feel ill!

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/11/28/greenpeace_environmental_report/