Comments on: LG to release a full-touch Windows Mobile 6.5-based smartphone in Korea http://www.htlounge.net/art/11012/lg-to-release-a-full-touch-windows-mobile-6-5-based-smartphone-in-korea.html Wed, 09 Nov 2011 06:14:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Henry Tsau http://www.htlounge.net/art/11012/lg-to-release-a-full-touch-windows-mobile-6-5-based-smartphone-in-korea.html/comment-page-1#comment-2123 Henry Tsau Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:50:11 +0000 http://www.htlounge.net/?p=11012#comment-2123 The problem with this concept of phone is that the existing Windows Mobile operating system (that the phone carries) will have a very short life before it is replaced by Microsoft's new (and incompatible) mobile operating system. The other thing is that "touch" (capacitive) screens are great if the software is written for them, however, in the case of Windows Mobile 6.5, most of the software is written to be used with a stylus pen. This causes problems. When Microsoft's new mobile platform arrives, new software written for it will presumably be designed for finger touch, it won't run on most of today's phones. The problem with this concept of phone is that the existing Windows Mobile operating system (that the phone carries) will have a very short life before it is replaced by Microsoft’s new (and incompatible) mobile operating system.

The other thing is that “touch” (capacitive) screens are great if the software is written for them, however, in the case of Windows Mobile 6.5, most of the software is written to be used with a stylus pen. This causes problems.

When Microsoft’s new mobile platform arrives, new software written for it will presumably be designed for finger touch, it won’t run on most of today’s phones.

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