Comment by allenu
3 years ago
If I remember correctly, weren't most of the original Windows Mobile devices similar to PDAs in that they required a stylus to use them? I joined Microsoft around that time before the iPhone, working in the codec team, so we had several test devices. I just remember how clunky they felt to use. Kind of laggy and the UI was a bit ugly. Windows Phone came out to try to fix that and we got the whole Metro UI thing.
You could tap directly but a stylus was better because the ui wasn’t really touch-optimized.
And you’re completely right - they were laggy and clunky and just lacked the polish. Same as the ipod va the nomad really.
Apple weren’t the first, they just did it better.