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 Thursday, April 21, 2005

So long MPx

Motorola finally cancelled the MPx [via Steve Makofsky]. I just pulled up this post I wrote last year on the subject:

I remember when I used to see announcements or rumors of Pocket PC and Smartphone devices and I would get so excited. I'm at the point now where I just don't care any more.

I've been dreaming of a smartphone or Pocket PC device like my wife's Treo 600. I desperately want a thumb keyboard since most of what I use my phone for is e-mail. So when I saw the Motorola MPX I was extatic, then today when I saw this new BenQ device I was, initially happy, then just plain depressed.

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Hopefully in 2005 I can get a Windows Mobile powered device with a thumb keyboard for less than $500 dollars. I can dream can't I?

That was over a year ago that I wrote these words. Has the world changed in that year? Not really, except that I no longer use Windows Mobile and am loving my Treo 650. It's going to take a sub $500 device with a keyboard and a 320x320 screen that is as small or smaller than the Treo 650 to win me back.

 

Friday, April 22, 2005 6:47:00 AM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
Why can't MS produce a good mobile phone OS? I bought my first PDA (Dell Axim) a few months ago and I was shocked how bad the OS is. If I worked for MS in the mobile/pda group, I would be embarrassed by these products.
Mike
Friday, April 22, 2005 11:12:44 AM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
I have the Mpx220. It's a good phone. The only problem is that it makes any speaker around me make irritating noises. Actually that's highly irritating. Not sure if it's the phone's fault, or if it's just a fact of life for these kinds of phones. Sorry to see them cancel the phone, actually.
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