Can you imagine Dell or HP selling a Vista laptop a couple months from now? No, you probably can't -- but we've got the mobile equivalent of that faux-pas going on here with MetroPCS' introduction of the
rumored Code from Samsung, a portrait QWERTY device with EV-DO, a 2 megapixel camera, and microSD expansion up to 32GB. To be fair, WinMo 6.5 does far less for Standard than it does for Professional over its 6.1 equivalent, but still, it's just a little awkward for all parties involved. If you can get past that minor oversight, though, check it out now at your local retailer for $299 contract-free.
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glenskey @ Oct 21st 2009 5:07AM
ew. oh god, no.
hfm @ Oct 21st 2009 1:18PM
That pic... just... wtf...
Qun @ Oct 21st 2009 6:51AM
Didn't you guys just trash 6.5? And now you say any phone launching without it is making a mistake?
JayMonster @ Oct 21st 2009 8:55AM
Awkward? Isn't Verizon still selling the Touch Pro 2 with WinMo 6.5 *Professional*? Now THAT is awkward!
@QUN Just because WinMo 6.5 is not in a league with Android or well... just about anything else, doesn't mean it isn't better than having WinMo 6.1. (Though to keep the price of the device lower, and the fact that it is "Standard Edition" I am not really sure ir really matters... at all).
RCC2k8 @ Oct 21st 2009 11:33AM
This is a non-touchscreen device. It's OK to ship with WinMo 6.1 Standard given that 6.5 doesn't bring anything new to the table for non-touchscreen devices. (MyPhone and Marketplace are comming to WinMo 6.1 anyways.)
Cody @ Oct 21st 2009 12:54PM
This phone was supposed to launch on U.S. Cellular a long time ago, but failed testing, and, therefore, will not be launched at all. With that insight, I'm not sure I'd buy it Metro PCS either.