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Is Windows Mobile Outselling the iPhone?

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I just read a report from Eweek.com claiming that Windows Mobile was beating out the iPhone. The article quotes a top Windows Mobile executive that they shipped some 4.5 million Windows Mobile devices during the first quarter of 2008, up 1.8 million units.

They cite IDG figures showing that Apple sold only 1.8 million iPhones during the same quarter.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Windows Mobile was outselling the iPhone, after all it has been more useful as a business tool. I wonder how those numbers will look next quarter now that Apple has released the newer version of the iPhone with more business tools becoming available. Its popularity is akin to the iPod and its becoming almost a fashion statement for the well dressed geek. Even Norman stood in line to get one!

State your preference! Are you an iPhone lover or Windows Mobile driver?

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Hey if you can give a try to iphone theme at http://www.iphonethemeforpocketpc.com/

Now my pockt PC functions like a iphone

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avatarNeither

I'm more interested in LinMo, Symbian, and Android than either iPhone or WinMo.

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avatar?

what phone is that shown next to the iphone?

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avatarHTC Touch Diamond or Touch

HTC Touch Diamond or Touch Pro (Touch Pro just adds a slide-out QWERTY kb).  Pretty much the current pinnacle of WinMo phones.  According to HTC, all major US cell providers have already shown interest in licensing/badging it for their network (a la Cingular 8125/Tmobile MDA, etc etc)

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avatarmeh

like everything Apple the iphone is all flash and no substance.  I have a t-mobile dash and a and mda, and both due almost everything the iphone does for less money even though they are older phones.  It amazes me how some people act like apple invented the cell phone when they put out the iphone.  Just the fact that they are only carried by AT&T is enough for me to say no.  I was with them back when they were cingular, and you could not even pay me to use them again.

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avatarTables Turning...

Having both a WM6 and a iPod Touch, I must say that the smoothness isn't matchable on a WM6 machine. It has one inherant flaw: It's a windows machine.

 As well, 1.8 mil in the first quarter, 1 mil in a weekend. I think iPhone's catching up. Don't forget that iPhone is just one model (two now), but there are at least 20 WM machines.

 http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/iphone-3g-at-one-million-sold-and-counting-app-store-hits-10-mi/

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avatarDoes not matter that the

Does not matter that the iPhone has more business tools now, IT still will not support it. I work in IT at my firm, and it is banned here for a number of reasons, among them being the use of MAc OS x and safari web browser. Safari is not as secure and neither is Mac OS x. with the advent of web applications, safari is not among the list of supported appliactions, so if you use Outlook you can forget about accessing it from your iPhone. Blackberry's Windows Mobile and Palm devices all support the Outlook web application. The iPhone also does not support push mail, like Blackerry's and the latest Palm's do. The fianlpoitn is that most firms only support one PDA/Smartphone device now, with Blackberry being the first choice as it's management is easier. It si eaiser to disable and wipe a Blackberry if the device is lost or stolen, two things that cannot be done to an iPhone. It all comes down to privacy and protecting data, which canot currently be done with Apples product very well.

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HTC MOGUL

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avatarI like the Mogul, that was

I like the Mogul, that was my choice before I saw the Touch Diamond Pro. I'm trying to hold out for that to become available, but my trusty Motorola Q is becoming so antiquated next to the new stuff.

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