Pada Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:44:39 +0900
si Scott Mason <kamenr@dogshogun.com> bilang:
> >
> > Of course I want to use and support the more open symbian system. The WM5 on
> > the
> > HTC (Softbank's x01ht) is not crippled or locked in any way, Scott?
>
> Dunno in detail, I just got it. But it does seem to run the apps
> I've tried to install thus far, and Missing Sync seems to work
> pretty well for Synching up with Entourage, getting the photos off
> it, etc. The XTC is indeed "locked" onto Vodafone's network and
> in Japanese mode, but there are workarounds for that, as you can
> just go and install a different build of the OS, say German.
>
I don't own x01ht but have read a lot about it on "hackers"' site, and I
am sure that it can run virtually any application developed for WM5 even
with its original firmware.
> >
> > Is it fair to say that Microsoft is distributing Windows Mobile in such a way
> > that if the customer knows WM5 is on the device, practically all WM5 apps are
> > guaranteed to run.
>
> There is one sense of confusion, and that is with OS nomenclature.
> Although the XTC is billed as a "Smartphone," it does not necessarily
> run Windows Mobile Smartphone apps; instead, it runs Pocket PC apps,
> which are intended for larger screens than Smartphone.
>
> In other words, in terms of hardware it may generically be a "smartphone"
> but in terms of OS it's a Pocket PC. Took me a while to figure that
> out. Duh.
x01ht (XTC) is not Windows Mobile Smartphone, it's Windows Mobile.
The word "Smartphone" on Microsoft's product name and the generic word
"smartphone" do not mean the same. x01ht is a smartphone but it's not a
(MS) "Smartphone". You can immediately know what a phone is running on
by looking at the specified OS name it is running.
Arnold P. Siboro (asiboro@maltech.jp)
The opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of my employer,
not necessarily mine, and probably not necessary.
Received on Thu Jan 25 00:15:23 2007