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by pjc50
3513 days ago
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Microsoft seem to have believed that they shouldn't compete with their OEMs by offering their own hardware. This doesn't seem to be a problem for Android. CE Pocket PC et al suffered the same problem as Symbian and everything before iOS: they didn't have the App Store, and as such it was a pain to get software for the devices other than through the OEM. And OEM bundled software is always terrible. |
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Huh? Software could be installed by downloading a file and clicking on it. In many ways was a simpler and more pleasant process than interacting with App Stores. The problem wasn't with finding or installing anything, it was with monetization. App Stores and always-online model made it trivial to charge people and show them ads.
Overall, I remember my Windows CE PDA with fondness. Using it was a positive experience, which I can't say about any smartphone I owned.