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The HD is definitely a multimedia powerhouse and the specs are very compelling (the battery a measly 1350 mAh??). The reason I don't want to jump on it is because of the OS.
I've dealt with the Q9m (first smartphone) ever since it came out and I yearn for a more polished package. Although the HD is WM 6.1, has a great looking GUI (?), and has robust hardware, it hardly justifies me to go down that road. I curious to see if the grass is greener on the other side.
Of course "to each his or her own
."09-23-08 09:56 PM - Yeah, I agree, but remember that the Q9m has WinMo Smartphone version, not Pro. There are some differences in the OS. 6.1 is slightly nicer, but 7 should be nicer and closer to the "new" type of GUI everyone is wanting on a mobile device. Meh, I guess nicer stuff will always come out. Like I said, about the Storm, I'm mostly dissapointed in the lacking OS memory that's usable. If it had 256MB on it, I wouldn't feel this "buyer's remorse" I'm having now about it... and I haven't even wasted my money on it yet.The HD is definitely a multimedia powerhouse and the specs are very compelling (the battery a measly 1350 mAh??). The reason I don't want to jump on it is because of the OS.
I've dealt with the Q9m (first smartphone) ever since it came out and I yearn for a more polished package. Although the HD is WM 6.1, has a great looking GUI (?), and has robust hardware, it hardly justifies me to go down that road. I curious to see if the grass is greener on the other side.
Of course "to each his or her own."09-23-08 10:02 PM - I've had my fair share of Windows Mobile experience, and there is no question the OS is far more customizable than what RIM offers, but it doesn't come close in stability. When you depend on a tool you just want it to work and work every time. You ever wonder why those of us that have come from Windows Mobile automatically know to pull the battery on a Blackberry, it's from experience on our WinMo devicesA clicking touchscreen? Yeah, that's a big whoop. 8GB memory card support, my 8830 can do that now. Visual Voicemail... iPhone's been doing it and so does the stupid Voyager from Verizon. Yeah, it's new to Blackberry, but it's NOT "new". Higher MP camera... it's about time.
As for your other things about WinMo devices. You'll generally find more "geeks" using them because we know how to use them. iPhones and Blackberries are made for dumb dumbs who only know how to click on stuff. Isht, people on here don't even know to try a battery pull first when they run into a problem. WTF, pulling the power source on a device that's acting weird should be the first thought through everyone's mind.
Ha, that last sentance reminds me of this company at one time who held a conference showing off a new pc system that they said was uncrashable. They asked anyone in the audience to walk up and try. One guy walked up... and pulled the power cord out of the back of it.
09-23-08 10:02 PM - A clicking touchscreen? Yeah, that's a big whoop. 8GB memory card support, my 8830 can do that now. Visual Voicemail... iPhone's been doing it and so does the stupid Voyager from Verizon. Yeah, it's new to Blackberry, but it's NOT "new". Higher MP camera... it's about time.
As for your other things about WinMo devices. You'll generally find more "geeks" using them because we know how to use them. iPhones and Blackberries are made for dumb dumbs who only know how to click on stuff. Isht, people on here don't even know to try a battery pull first when they run into a problem. WTF, pulling the power source on a device that's acting weird should be the first thought through everyone's mind.
Ha, that last sentance reminds me of this company at one time who held a conference showing off a new pc system that they said was uncrashable. They asked anyone in the audience to walk up and try. One guy walked up... and pulled the power cord out of the back of it.
So how do you explain the reason why there are less Blackberries returned because of defects than any winmo device available? This is fact. And as far as the Storm, no it doesn't have all of the Premium features as that HTC HD device, but it doesn't need it. The HTC device is not even competition. The Iphone is...and it compares very favorably to the Iphone 3G.09-24-08 10:33 AM
