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HTC touch pro2 v/s Android

Simone26

Dec 13, 2009, 4:12 PM
Can u please explain 2 me what exactly is the android, does it have different features? Is it similar 2 the HTC.
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bowr39

Dec 14, 2009, 9:25 AM
Simone, Android is an operating system that runs on many different phone models (kind of like windows 7 is the operating system that can run on different kinds of new computers, like Dell, HP, etc). HTC actually makes a few different phones running the Android operating system, it is just that USCC does not have one for sell yet. I believe that the HTC Touch Pro2 that USCC is selling has the windows mobile operating system on it. Android is good because it is open source and really customizable. There are many different companies developing software for android which means that it will have a thriving app store (and in reality it already has many good apps) and cool features coming down the line. Just Google Android and you can find out...
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rippedsack89

Dec 14, 2009, 2:04 PM
bowr, for the most part you are correct. ive been around the wireless industry for about 5-6 years now and the difference between android and windows mobile is not how open source they are. windows mobile has been very open sourced for as long as i can remember, that was the big push for windows in general. the difference between the two lies with user friendliness. android has done a fantastic job making all of their apps easily accessible. windows mobile not so much untill the release of windows mobile 6.5 when they added windows marketplace (which is now available for 6.1 not sure about earlier versions) because before if you wanted a windows mobile app. you would have to search through forums and different junk websites. now they h...
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bowr39

Dec 14, 2009, 2:50 PM
Thanks for clarifying ripped...I didn't realize that WinMo is open source (it is really hard to find information about it being open source online -- there seem to be conflicting reports about how open it really is) Anyways, I would just throw in my opinion that it seems that Android is more of a future ready operating system, designed from the ground up to be flexible and modern, while windows mobile is a very nice rehash of an old product. Here is a review from Engadget on Winmo 6.5: http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/06/windows-mo bile-6-5-review/ I think that I would enjoy an WinMo phone, but I have used a friends Android set (the Droid) and I was very impressed with its capabilities. Just my 2cents.
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rippedsack89

Dec 14, 2009, 3:03 PM
no i completly agree i like windows mobile a lot especially 6.5 but i agree that andriod is more futre ready but that is the difference between windows and google. windows is stuck fixing the problems rather than creating newer features it seems where google is bringing us features we never thought we could do
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