To Go Forwards - You Need To Go Backwards

[Peteryoung]

I Love Windows, i'll start with that, i've tried macs, i've tried iphones, i've tried blackberries and i've always come back to windows, both on my computer and my phone.
Here comes the but....
Having upgraded to both winmo 6.5 and windows 7 on lappy....OH GOD microsoft have lost their way! i've just spent an entire day rolling back my laptop to XP and my phone to 6.1! I'm fed up of microsoft changing the visual aspects of their Os's but not actually properly addressing the problems inherent in the old versions. i've made a pact with myself now, i'm NEVER going to upgrade the os on my laptop, i don't care what comes after windows 7, XP seems to be the zenith of windows OS's...and as for my phone, i'm sticking with 6.1, i may consider winmo 7 - but only after i've got some REAL positive reviews from the folks here at xda.
So i guess this was a bit of a pointless thread to start seeing as i don't really have a problem to solve, but i wanted to know what everybody else's experiences are and if any body else thinks the same as me....that windows is on it's way down, and quickly if it does do something drastic, and soon!

 

[Toleraen]

I'm lovin' WinMo 6.5, fixed a ton of bugs and issues I had with 6.1. I am eagerly awaiting my Windows 7 licenses to come in the mail. Just because you're familiar with something doesn't make it better! Take the time to learn the new features.

 

[colorado_al]

Part of the reason I went with Sprint was to get the TP2 with WM6.1, not 6.5. I will not be upgrading to 6.5 when it is available.

 

[dagordon]

I've been running Windows 7 RC on two laptops for several months and I just installed the release version on my server at home. I also have a stock Tilt2, running Windows Mobile 6.5, and so does my wife. I've run every version of Windows over the past 10 years, and my previous WinMo phones were a Tilt and a Fuze.

For the first time in a long time, our computers and phones aren't, well, problematic. They just work. I don't know, maybe we're lucky. But the level of stability and speed on our computers and phones is pretty impressive. It seems to me that Microsoft finally got its s*** together. No major issues at all. In fact, only a couple of very minor ones.

 

[Crazya]

I installed 6.5 on an old ipaq to see if I would like it. I will definitely not be upgrading. Actually I mean I won't be installing it, because it's not an upgrade.

When Windows Mobile first came out it really targeted the business community. Now after seeing the success of the iPhone they are trying to go fo the enthusiast market, and honestly their product doesn't align well with an iPhone users needs. This is why we are seeing these half-assed attempts to make it finger friendly, when at the end of the day the business user like myself is left with a weaker product. And blackberry saw Microsoft's errors and has captured the business market...

Message to Microsoft - There is nothing wrong with buttons or a dpad or a scrollwheel.

 

[kiint]

For the first time in a long time, our computers and phones aren't, well, problematic. They just work. I don't know, maybe we're lucky. But the level of stability and speed on our computers and phones is pretty impressive. It seems to me that Microsoft finally got its s*** together. No major issues at all. In fact, only a couple of very minor ones.

I agree, W7 is awesome (especially Media Center) and 6.1 on my Tp2 is rock-solid so far.

Did M$ really, finally get it together? Maybe, maybe not, but its sure a lot more seamless now...

 

[RojasTKD]

I can't speak to windows 7, but i does have some neat features I'd like to try down the road.

I have no issues with WM6.5. I is a littler different than 6.1, but don't see it being worse. Id first I didn't care much for the different look and feel, but that was just me being unfamiliar with it. Now I'm running TouchFlo 3D/Sense 2.1 and would choose that and the 6.1 (HTC) Home screen over the 6.5 default home screen.