Well… I’ve upgraded my BLU WIN HD LTE handset…, and… yeah.
Introduction
Ok… I’ve got a few thoughts on Windows 10 Mobile, and I need for everyone to understand the justification behind them, so… bear with me a moment. This may sound a bit critical, but in the end, I don’t think anyone can blame me…
I started my mobile Windows journey in 1997 with the Casio E10, a WindowsCE powered handheld device that had a 320×240 pixel, 4 gray scaled LCD that received electrical power via 2 AAA batteries. WindowsCE itself was released by Microsoft in 1996 at COMDEX. The OS was meant to power handheld computers and act as an embedded OS for other industrial applications. Comparatively speaking, while the devices weren’t really cutting edge, even for the day, they (and the Palm Pilot) were an advancement in computing technology that were the precursors to all mobile devices including all smartphones on the market today.
I got involved early, becoming quite the expert in nearly all versions of WindowsCE, PocketPC and Windows Mobile, prior to it being totally scrapped and changed for Windows Phone. In fact, I became so competent, I was able to craft my own option ROM’s for PocketPC devices to use after a hard reset (so all my third party apps would install, as hard resets were a common practice to resolve technical glitches caused by bad third party apps). I also got into flashing alternative ROM’s and OS builds on my Windows Mobile devices. You couple that with a lot of my desktop Windows experience, and I feel I have a solid basis from which to rate an evaluatory impression on Windows 10 Mobile…
Here it is – meh. And honestly, I’m being generous. Here’s why…
