New editorial policy: Windows Mobile Phones SUCK

I had an email from a very nice lady representing Acer. Acer, of course, are launching a mobile handset shortly.

I was dead keen to hear from her. She did a brilliant job of pitching me.

Unfortunately Acer have decided to launch their first handset with …

Windows Sodding Mobile.

I’ve had enough.

That’s it, no more bollocks about Windows Mobile. It’s a heap of junk and needs to be seriously, SERIOUSLY refreshed.

I’m not interested in reading anything about ANY Windows Mobile device. At all. EVER.

Therefore we will — from now on — carry no more coverage about Windows Mobile devices until such time as the team at Microsoft get wit’ tha’ programme. And I know they can.

It’s far, far too annoying to have to sit down and spend time looking and admiring at a (usually) rather nice looking device only to switch it on and see the familiar bollocks interface.

Far too depressing.

Last year, this viewpoint could possibly have been seen as narrow-minded (although I have written extensively about the issues I have with the OS), but this year — right now — on the cusp of Mobile World Congress and a bucketload of industry changing dynamics about to hit — Windows Mobile (inc upcoming semi refresh) is tired, tired, tired.

I’ll always have an eye out for a really, really innovative offering from Microsoft. Either from their Windows Mobile team or from their new divisions.

But until then, join me in agreeing that Windows Mobile is most definitely 1999 and not suitable for 2009 in any way, shape or form. Except for the nutters who insist it’s perfectly fine to spend their lives staring at mobile hour glasses. The same nutters who like to stand on train platforms using their Windows Mobile styluses. It ain’t swish, it ain’t good looking, it ain’t smart.

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