Comments on: Microsoft to Danger: Pwned! http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/16/microsoft-to-danger-pwned/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:07:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: swlx http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/16/microsoft-to-danger-pwned/comment-page-1/#comment-212028 swlx Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:06:14 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/16/microsoft-to-danger-pwned/#comment-212028 not a good thing i can see danger going down hill now iphone here i come not a good thing i can see danger going down hill now iphone here i come

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]]> By: jay farmington http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/16/microsoft-to-danger-pwned/comment-page-1/#comment-156079 jay farmington Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:01:11 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/16/microsoft-to-danger-pwned/#comment-156079 I see it like this... as I'm typing this comment from my sidekick lx I look down and see one of todays most under apreciated and under developed phones. The sidekick form factor is simply the finest mobile phone form in the world if you are heavily into mobile messaging. The keyboard is fabulous and this is what keeps me buying. That coupled with the great email client... I just can't turn it away. I believe however that the microsoft purchase is good and bad. We all know the windows mobile is terrible and would only ruin the kick. With any hope they will inprove upon the danger os and add things all users want like video, gps, threaded txt msgs, better browser support, and small tweaks here and there. This of course would be ideal. If microsoft opens their eyes and just lets things be rather than trying to "revolutionize" something that already works everyone will end up happy. My sidekick os isn't broken... it doesn't need repair... it just needs to be refreshed. Please ms... don't mess this one up! I see it like this… as I’m typing this comment from my sidekick lx I look down and see one of todays most under apreciated and under developed phones. The sidekick form factor is simply the finest mobile phone form in the world if you are heavily into mobile messaging. The keyboard is fabulous and this is what keeps me buying. That coupled with the great email client… I just can’t turn it away. I believe however that the microsoft purchase is good and bad. We all know the windows mobile is terrible and would only ruin the kick. With any hope they will inprove upon the danger os and add things all users want like video, gps, threaded txt msgs, better browser support, and small tweaks here and there. This of course would be ideal. If microsoft opens their eyes and just lets things be rather than trying to “revolutionize” something that already works everyone will end up happy. My sidekick os isn’t broken… it doesn’t need repair… it just needs to be refreshed. Please ms… don’t mess this one up!

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]]> By: IStaySidekicknIt http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/16/microsoft-to-danger-pwned/comment-page-1/#comment-155797 IStaySidekicknIt Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:58:13 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/16/microsoft-to-danger-pwned/#comment-155797 I effin hate windows mobile! So if the sidekicks start using it Tmo can kiss my ass goodbye! I've been looking for an excuse to buy an iPhone anyway... I have nothing against microsoft && I believe that dangers services could only benefit from being part of microsoft, in the past month there have been 2 outages && I live close to an airport so data services are already limited for sidekicks around here, but windows mobile is still sucky && I've had all the sidekicks && I'm used to danger. (Even with there sometimes lack of development && server probs) I could never see Windows being on the sidekicks...its just WRONG!!! Lol I effin hate windows mobile! So if the sidekicks start using it Tmo can kiss my ass goodbye! I’ve been looking for an excuse to buy an iPhone anyway…
I have nothing against microsoft && I believe that dangers services could only benefit from being part of microsoft, in the past month there have been 2 outages && I live close to an airport so data services are already limited for sidekicks around here, but windows mobile is still sucky && I’ve had all the sidekicks && I’m used to danger. (Even with there sometimes lack of development && server probs) I could never see Windows being on the sidekicks…its just WRONG!!! Lol

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]]> By: justblase http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/16/microsoft-to-danger-pwned/comment-page-1/#comment-155643 justblase Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:40:19 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/16/microsoft-to-danger-pwned/#comment-155643 there's no way this ends well. especially for d-wade. there’s no way this ends well. especially for d-wade.

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]]> By: Chris http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/16/microsoft-to-danger-pwned/comment-page-1/#comment-155538 Chris Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:28:14 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/16/microsoft-to-danger-pwned/#comment-155538 Here's my theory: Microsoft is going to pull a Zune for phones using the Danger OS as a base. With the Zune was a total departure from the typical Microsoft way of doing MP3 players with partners. They basically said "screw you" to all of their "Play for Sure" partners and came out with something that, in the end, was far superior to what their partners had created. I think Microsoft is going to either 1) abandon Windows Mobile for their own use and go with something derived from the Danger OS, or 2) layer the Danger UI on top of the Windows Mobile kernel. Either of these would be exclusive to MS - part of a "premium experience". Keep in mind that the Danger OS is written entirely in Java, which is relatively easy to port to C#/.NET. Here’s my theory: Microsoft is going to pull a Zune for phones using the Danger OS as a base. With the Zune was a total departure from the typical Microsoft way of doing MP3 players with partners. They basically said “screw you” to all of their “Play for Sure” partners and came out with something that, in the end, was far superior to what their partners had created.

I think Microsoft is going to either 1) abandon Windows Mobile for their own use and go with something derived from the Danger OS, or 2) layer the Danger UI on top of the Windows Mobile kernel. Either of these would be exclusive to MS – part of a “premium experience”.

Keep in mind that the Danger OS is written entirely in Java, which is relatively easy to port to C#/.NET.

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]]> By: Daniel http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/16/microsoft-to-danger-pwned/comment-page-1/#comment-155533 Daniel Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:22:23 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/16/microsoft-to-danger-pwned/#comment-155533 MS needs to utilize Danger's ease of use OS and simply improve on it while keeping it somewhat seperate from the WM OS. If they can also provide much better server support then Danger did then they have a winning os. Danger was looked down on for their poor server upkeeping and less then stellar os improvements. Hopefully with MS things will improve for the better. MS needs to utilize Danger’s ease of use OS and simply improve on it while keeping it somewhat seperate from the WM OS. If they can also provide much better server support then Danger did then they have a winning os.

Danger was looked down on for their poor server upkeeping and less then stellar os improvements. Hopefully with MS things will improve for the better.

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]]> By: Tyler Wilson http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/16/microsoft-to-danger-pwned/comment-page-1/#comment-155518 Tyler Wilson Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:50:19 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/16/microsoft-to-danger-pwned/#comment-155518 Hopefully Microsoft will keep the two platforms distinct and separate.. Not to mention they should pump funding into the Danger side before they crash and burn. Hopefully Microsoft will keep the two platforms distinct and separate.. Not to mention they should pump funding into the Danger side before they crash and burn.

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]]> By: NarPhoto http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/16/microsoft-to-danger-pwned/comment-page-1/#comment-155510 NarPhoto Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:48:31 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/16/microsoft-to-danger-pwned/#comment-155510 this sucks. I bought sidekicks so I dont have to deal with WM. this sucks. I bought sidekicks so I dont have to deal with WM.

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]]> By: Galvatron http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/16/microsoft-to-danger-pwned/comment-page-1/#comment-155485 Galvatron Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:27:30 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/16/microsoft-to-danger-pwned/#comment-155485 LOL id out m$ above moto anyday this can only be an impovment. lol watch all the teens get hookin windows mobile instead of the iphone. I can see it now Mommy mommy i want a phone with windows mobile on it! LOL id out m$ above moto anyday this can only be an impovment. lol watch all the teens get hookin windows mobile instead of the iphone.

I can see it now Mommy mommy i want a phone with windows mobile on it!

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]]> By: nitesmoke http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/16/microsoft-to-danger-pwned/comment-page-1/#comment-155467 nitesmoke Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:04:03 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/16/microsoft-to-danger-pwned/#comment-155467 Mmmm. So they are shooting for Motorola quality now. Hah. Mmmm. So they are shooting for Motorola quality now. Hah.

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]]> By: buzzair http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/16/microsoft-to-danger-pwned/comment-page-1/#comment-155427 buzzair Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:10:21 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/16/microsoft-to-danger-pwned/#comment-155427 Makes me glad I convinced my fiancee to switch over to the Curve. Makes me glad I convinced my fiancee to switch over to the Curve.

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]]> By: mattilicious http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/16/microsoft-to-danger-pwned/comment-page-1/#comment-155424 mattilicious Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:08:35 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/04/16/microsoft-to-danger-pwned/#comment-155424 Danger OS + Microsoft Windows + ME= success!!!!!!!! Danger OS + Microsoft Windows + ME= success!!!!!!!!

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