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I was searching the net looking for reviews on the MS store and came across this forum, started reading and thought I’d make a few comments. I’m pro Apple(not anti-MS). I’m not a fanboy but a middle class citizen that needs my purchases to go the distance. Here is my take on MS and apple from a consumer view.

1. I’ve had the ATT tilt and the Treo 750, both having win mobile on them. The interface is your typical windows desktop look, nothing fancy. That’s fine. The tilt stopped working and the Treo was replaced with the iPhone. I’ve found this phone to be everything I was trying to get my other two phones to be. The interface is good but it’s the apps that are outstanding. I have a trainer app(THI Trainer) I purchased for 6 bucks on the iphone. I could not have even considered finding this app on win mobile, let alone for the price. The apps make your PDA(old term) phone what is was meant to do.

2. I’ve been using MS OS since 3.1. I stopped upgrading at win 2k for my desktop. I purchased a vista laptop when it first came out…low end laptop. I was very dissatisfied and eventually gave it to my grandfather. There are obvious issues with Vista that I need not list, but one really made me angry: I could never get my win mobile phones to sync contacts, emails…Whether it was active sync or the Mobile replacement, it wouldn’t work.

After buying the iphone, I’m willing to give Apple OS a try. It might work for me or it might not, but I know the issues I’ve had with MS OS I prefer not to take the risk with Win 7. If replying to this post, realize I’m not dissing MS. I frequent Apple forums and hate when MS proponents start trashing Apple and praising MS for the sake of argument vs discussion. I’m giving you brief history of my experience with MS in the OS and mobile area, and although it’s less favorable than what I speak of about Apple, it’s not slanderous