[geeks] Motorola Q phone: warning!

[Micah R Ledbetter]

On Aug 30, 2006, at 07:54, Patrick Giagnocavo wrote:

> Warning:  the interface on the Q phone (Windows Mobile OS) will drive
> you utterly crazy.
>
> I can't believe how bad it is.
>
> It usually wakes up easily enough, but the whole interface feels
> sluggish and bogged down.

Same worthlessness with my Java phone. Whoever decided to put Java on  
phones deserves a punch in the nuts.


> The jog dial works OK, but to get to an upper menu area, you have to
> press a different key (up arrow on the center directional pad).
>
> There is even a "Task Manager" to let you kill processes that you  
> don't
> need.

HA!

> Only pro:  very cool form factor.

That's why I bought my phone (it isn't very hip any more). It is, as  
it turns out, a poor reason. :P