Re: Pocket PC OS verges on being crippleware
From: Jeff Hansman (jhansman_at_pacbell.net)
Date: 01/03/05
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Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2005 01:16:04 GMT
Umm, you mean like Notepad (instead of an full-fledged text editor), Wordpad
(instead of a 'real' word processor), or Movie Maker (as opposed to Adobe
Premier)? Geez, it's and OPERATING SYSTEM, not an application suite! MS
throws that stuff in so you can START to do things with the OS; y'know, show
you some possibilities? I for one am glad the dev. community *can* fill the
holes Gates & Co. left behind.
"Nightdrive" <nightdrive@supanet.com> wrote in message
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> Before I start, I will state that I really like my iPaq hx4700. Fantastic
> screen, WiFi. Browsing the net anywhere in the house is a huge leap
forwards
> from my old Palm m500 with AvantGo.
>
> However...
> I am really disappointed by the quality of the built in applications. They
> appear to be intentionally stripped down apps to appease the developer
> community. As a developer myself, I'm not opposed to other people making a
> living from writing good software, but as a user, it would nice if some
> decent functionality was built in, out of the box.
>
> Notes in particular is appalling, it looks like a demo app you'd see in a
> programming book. Where are categories? Why can't I change font size of
the
> listing? Could I have a preview pane?
>
> The calendar is useful, but fairly basic, and has such poor support for
the
> VGA screen that HP include Pocket Informant. Unfortunately, although some
> features look great in VGA (calendar), it is so advanced that it has a
> fairly sharp learning curve. Without looking into the manual, I've no idea
> how to use the Notes feature - it seems to have been written without
regard
> for any of the standard UI elements present in the built in applications.
It
> seems to be designed to provide the maximum number of bullet points in a
> feature list, instead of doing the basics correctly.
>
> I understand that due to memory constraints, not all features can be build
> into all applications. Every user has different requirements. As such, I'd
> rather see the OS shipped with LESS software, and have the choice of
> downloading FEATURE RICH, WELL DESIGNED versions of the apps I use the
most.
> Maybe use a point system like www.ipaqchoice.com
>
> Personally, I'd go for the following:
> Notes - with categories, and ability to use a tree (outline) structure if
> required. Link to tasks
> CHM Viewer - very useful for those C# books
> Newsgroup reader - so I can rant anywhere!
> Contacts - very minimal, may even use Notes if search is good enough
> Calendar - VGA support, and ability to set default settings for new
> appointments (I would set all to 'Private' as default, as my work calendar
> has to be shared)
> ...And I wouldn't expect to have to pay $9.99 -> $49.99 for each
> application - for the privilege of such basic functionality. A points
> system, where you get free points (and buy more if required) which would
> allow me to 'purchase' these approvd, consistent applications from
> Microsoft, without spending weeks sifting the wheat from the chaff.
>
> Or alternately, provide us with decent apps to start with.
>
>
> Comments, flames welcome. Suggestions for good commercial software which
may
> fit my requirements also welcome. This is a general gut feeling about my
> first 2 weeks on Pocket PC. I expect more posts with specific questions
for
> you all in the near future.
>
> Happy mobile computing!
>
> Greg Woods
>
>
>
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