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razec
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^^ That's why i yearned for a UI backporting to the windows OS so as whoever SE A200/UIQ user would still enjoy the richness of the platform UI they used to  and nice to see that we have some screenshots from the X1 utilizing the XMB UI. which means SE is taking attention of the GUI used from A200 and UIQ to be integrated unto Windows OS and for sure SE knows how boring Windows UI is 
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max_wedge
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 good observation. It would be nice to know they care enough not to let the ui get boring. Not that I've got anything against Windows mobile, I like it personally, but it is a boring looking interface and also too stylus dependent to compete with a raw A100/200 UI.
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BobaFett
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boring or not, its really useful and far more users choose windows os over uiq, thats fact. next to it, htc devices are very welcome on almost every market. i have to admit, that i was never amazed of wm os, but since i mess around sometimes with trinity, i do like it. ok, it might look simple, but with spb software and some other useful apps, its very impressive. next to it, the tons of apps is also a bonus over uiq.
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razec
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On 2008-02-16 00:56:28, BobaFett wrote:
boring or not, its really useful and far more users choose windows os over uiq, thats fact. next to it, htc devices are very welcome on almost every market. i have to admit, that i was never amazed of wm os, but since i mess around sometimes with trinity, i do like it. ok, it might look simple, but with spb software and some other useful apps, its very impressive. next to it, the tons of apps is also a bonus over uiq.
Yeah right but do you become aware of the other people i mean the people with less knowhows on the technicalities of a gadget and only based their perception of a good smartphone upon the pretty interface itself? if what you think that having a platform OS that has tons of app support is the point matters more than having as well a very good overall look of the UI then why still HTC developed TouchFLO?
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BobaFett
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i dont get the 2. sentence...
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mib1800
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why SE chose Windows? Windows is a techie OS and only audience that SE is like to sell X1 to is this limited group of people. Unlike S60, Windows is unlikely to evolve to a point that mass consumer can feel comfortable using.
if SE has chosen S60 (like Samsung have), then SE can come out with something like G810 and have a better positioning to sell more high-end phone. And SE would have gained a workable user-friendly mass-market non-touchscreen smartphone in its portfolio. And when S60 Touch comes along, it can ride the waves with S60 Touch. With something like 300million installed base of S60 users increasing 70% yearly, SE would have a better chance of selling more phones.
As it stands, SE X1 is unlikely to appeal to the man-in-the-street with its Windows OS. Will it be able to snatch customers from established player like HTC which will likely to launch many more models based on the X1 platform. Not that likely.
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clauf
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It's designed to appeal to me |
razec
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On 2008-02-16 05:26:30, mib1800 wrote:
why SE chose Windows? Windows is a techie OS and only audience that SE is like to sell X1 to is this limited group of people. Unlike S60, Windows is unlikely to evolve to a point that mass consumer can feel comfortable using.
We are yet to see that thing mate 
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BobaFett
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when i look around here, in private circles or in the numerous mobile shops where i came around day by day, dont see many uiq devices. mainly nokia, but lately more and more wm devices ( htc ). wm os has got sg, ppl show really much interest for it, imo cos the most ppl has got windows at home on the pc and it makes it life easier, to have the same system on py and mobile. btw nokia shows also interest for wm solutions and that points on its "bonus" ( of wm os ) aswell
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for business people, WM is more popular imho!
Symbian phones may sell better, though most of those people dont use it for business needs. Dont get me wrong, im sure some people do, but as i said above, i think business men/women prefer WM, its certainly more popular amongst 'suited' people 
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razec
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AFAIK, the reason why S60 phones are felt to be more popular was due to the extensive support among the leading manufacturers particularly Nokia. add to that the numerous advertisements made by nokia to promote S60 as well as the Nokia smartphone lineup's technological prowess. In fact I can't even see any WM devices being advertised in my local TV. so now that SE had utilized WM in it's new series WM fate may change i guess. SE brands employs more charisma to the people's eyes than HTC or any WM makers and i can see this as an advent that could even spark the further complement to the the popularity of WM phones in the market.
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max_wedge
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s60 is more popular only because Nokia phones are more popular. Most of the people who own a Nokia phone with s60, don't actually differentiate the s60 as a smartphone. I know heaps of people who own s60's who don't even realise they can install third party apps.
s60 get's to ride on the coat-tails of Nokia market dominance, not the other way around.
A very real reason SE won't use s60, is to avoid being tied into Nokia development cycles. For example, why would SE want to wait for s60 to bring out touch? There is already a touch ready WM or UIQ option.
Also, if SE brought out an s60 phone they would have to do extensive development to the UI to avoid reminding anyone of "Nokia" (there is no way they will want to market an SE branded "Nokia"). They might as well go with WM - WM is more recognisable in the general market as a "smartphone" interface. Some might think that no one likes WM but that is only their own opinion, the opinion of those who are so used to a hardscreen smartphone that they can't see any other possibility
WM is a strong drawcard for people who like touchscreen interfaces. It has a common interface across platforms, and this appeals to people. It has the strongest app support of all flavours of smartphone. I think if the X1 and G series are successful it will show once and for all that the general public are interested in touchscreen, and that it's not a high end domain of odd old fashioned business men stuck in the past.
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