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| quote: | Originally posted by Chimney
I seriously doubt there will be a new iphone this year. |
You're an idiot for this. The damn near finished (quite possibly the launch version, or something VERY close to it) prototype was posted in this thread. That phone is WAY too far along in the engineering, design, and test phases to not be real. Ribbon cables are branded Apple. That shit doesn't happen till you are at a point that you need to do that. Which basically means the product is mostly done. Just small changes here and there as necessary through testing.
| quote: | Originally posted by Moongoose
But if im one of the people that uses c/p the promise that it might come around some time in the future really means nothing to me, theres no escaping the fact that when i buy the new device, i will be severely limited in how i can use it, which will in essence stop me from buying it.
And i would have to disagree about the lack of true multitasking. For some apps its essential that they be allowed to run uninterrupted in the background. Push notifications are ok for IM clients, twitter and stuff like that, but for stuff like 3rd party audio/video players and satnav for example running in the background is essential. Now a developer that wants its app to run in the background can appeal to MS for access to relevant APIs but MS has stated that they will be extra stingy with giving those out. And if you're a developer of some piece of software that competes with MS own default software...just imagine how happy they will be to help you compete with them.
As far as metro goes... browse around a bit on engadget, there were links on there to a hacked devkit that let you play with the UI enough to get a good feel about it. I didn't like it the first time i laid my eyes on the pics, as the first thing i noticed were massive amounts of wasted space on the screen, and after trying it out i can say for myself that its nowhere near as nice to use as the default android UI or HTC sense UI. I wont compare it to the iphone UI as i never found it that all that appealing.
And i do agree with you partially about how apps are coded...but only partially. Certain guidelines for more cohesion would indeed be good, but they have taken it too far with the requirement that every single app that you want released for the platform needs to be approved and distributed via the marketplace. I didnt like it when apple did it with iTunes, i like it even less now.
That, coupled with other steps back (the person who decided hat there will no file system access in WP7 needs to be shot, drowned, quartered, hanged and burned alive for his crime) really makes the new platform fall short of what a smartphone should be. The way forward should be more and better not less and worse but with a fancier UI. |
I said I am not a fan of the direction they have taken. I am done with WinMo in 2-3 months. Moving on to getting an Android phone. I don't like that native code and filesystem access is forbidden. It is just ridiculous. So I am over it. No need to complain when there are options.
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Dual exhaust tips on dual exhaust = QUAD EXHAUST = 300 gain in horsepower. Duh  |
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Undies with a dickhole aren't good for guys. Your balls can get caught in them. That's why I prefer to go over the gate instead of through the fence. |
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