Dude – what happened?

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August 11, 2009


Derek Simmerman told us last week about how much he loved his new Palm Pre. Since he was with us, he returned his 3rd Pre and decided to take a chance on something else due to too many hardware issues.

What influences us in our mobile carrier choices today? Do we chose a carrier based on price? Coverage? Device?

What I miss about WM/ iPhone Counter Point
What I don’t miss about WM

Informational Lock Screen (aka S2U2, WM6.5)(You miss the application that does this? There’s an iPhone app that does this too. We could have a whole separate list just for apps.)

Full Featured (timed) Trial applications / "Lite Versions"
Hourly resets

Hacks and tweaks / If it works great, don’t futz with it!, Can cause instability
Active Stink/iTunes

Basic multitasking / Besides Internet Radio, what else do u really need?
Spinning Beach Ball – Lag, Lag, Lag

Integrated tasks and calendar!
OS Update Process

True calendar alerts, not sms! / Native Calendar supports alarms or PI -> Google Cal -> Exchange
Managing .cabs and install .exe’s

Push email and custom email alert / Exchange, Mobile Me and Yahoo (free) Baby!
Crappy or non-existent Media Sync/inability to use iPhone as a true media device – external drive – cannot add/remove single file

Custom sms alert 
Application updates

Ability to add 1 mp3 without performing sync / You have to connect your device even to get the single mp3 over so what’s the big deal if iTunes sync’s one song?  Buy on the iPhone and the song get’s automatically transferred to your computer! P.S. 3GS sync is lightning fast!/One mp3 I can drag/drop quickly without first importing it to iTunes which takes another step. / If you pile all music into a single folder without organization you still need to navigate to the folder. If you organize music, you need to create folders, etc.
Start Menu, "x" button – In any way, shape, or form!/going back to the home screen for everything – no shortcuts

Installing any app any time (think Google Voice) 
App Interface inconsistencies

Simple beta testing / See stability and Hacks and Tweaks/beta testing is by nature unstable, stability is not the issue.

Pinpoint accuracy of touch / iPhone screen incredibly accurate, almost to a fault/then why do I not tap the correct jewel in Bejeweled at least once per level? It is not pinpoint accurate – that’s a mathematical fact that cannot be disputed.

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  • http://www.twitter.com/brat1475 Rob

    Really enjoyed the show. My 2 cents on what I miss/ don’t miss from WinMo compared to my Iphone:

    - The ability to watch .wmv mail attachments. I get them often, seems funny to have to go back to a PC to watch .wmv.

    - The ability to access and use my onboard storage for more than video/music/apps. I know there are Jailbreak apps for that, but shouldn’t have to Jailbreak to do it

    - Once my WinMo phone is unlocked, it’s unlocked. Every Apple update that comes out, have to go through it again. Not hard, but annoying, and it never goes right for me the first couple tries.

    - Tasks. I have a To Do List app on the Iphone, however it’s almost an epic fail, do to lack of reminders. I only get reminders when I open the App. I miss WinMo default task list, at least it would beep to remind me of a task when I ask it to.

    - Calander. The calander in the Iphone is not so bad, only complaint, no option to snooze the reminder for 5 min, 10 min. I miss the WinMo calander for that.

    Those are my biggest things. Otherwise Iphone is such an improvement. HTML email rendering… awesome. Music and video playback (except for .wmv grrrr) and management, awesome. Even using an old 4GB Iphone 2G it was an improvement to my trusty old Tilt. Thanks again for the awesome podcast, and keep up the great work.

  • Alli Flowers

    I am right with you on using the device for storage! I got so used to doing that with Palm that sometimes I’m confused when I have to go find a thumb drive! But it’s back to my wanting to just drag/drop things and push on (and not wanting to do a sync).

    I’m anxiously awaiting Agendus to integrate with the Google calendar. They are working backwards and already have contacts and tasks, but right now the tasks don’t sync anywhere. It will be great to be able to use them – and have a Google (primitive) reminder for them again.

    I just want a calendar alert that is more than a one time beep. I want something long and loud that can be snoozed or dismissed even if I’m out of service and can’t get an sms reminder.

    Thanks for listening!