Microsoft has a communications problem!

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Monday, September 15, 2008

Microsoft has a communications problem!

In my last laboratory entry I presented some points on selecting a cell phone. I left off one feature. I have been deliberating on how to present it. This is a communications problem that even Microsoft and all their powerful highly paid market people are not communicating as of yet. Microsoft, pay attention to this!

You see the Windows Mobile operating system is multitasking. It can not only multi-task the base phone features (such as Bluetooth, Voice Command, GSM, etc..) but it can multi-task user applications. For instance your browser, a Podcast download app, and any other app.

The iPhone is not a multi-tasking operating in this way. It can multitask basic phone operation but only with 1 user app. So for instance one iPhone user has reported to me that if he opens an app that uses the GPS to track his movements while he is riding his bike, if he opens up another app the first app is halted.

So there. I just explained multi-tasking to you (very awkwardly and in too many words). I bet 99% of the people have no clue as to the real value of multi-tasking still. There is another problem here that Microsoft has to deal with.

Because Windows Mobile is multi-tasking it generally 'feels' slower than the iPhone. THAT is a feature that people understand. If your going to take a performance hit then people BETTER understand the differences.

If they cannot communicate the advantages to a multi-tasking OS, then perhaps there are not any to the mobile user. Microsoft has a communications problem!

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Lou said...

I don't think multi-tasking is a bad idea....it also applies to people like you....if you cannot multi-task then you will look at this operation with dismay....women multitask all the time....they cook, answer the phone,and at the same time carry their children...all happening at once and that DID NOT make them less of a person. Same true with phones, this wonderful feature of microsoft is just so unique that it serves a lot of purpose. I think men in general don't multitask. They are created to focus on only one aspect at a time..otherwise, they go crazy...does that sound familiar to you?????

Friday, October 10, 2008 8:32 PM

damon said...

Whoa!

Monday, October 13, 2008 7:08 AM