Just looked at PhoneScoop...right below the new magenta logo is a TMO banner ad. Priceless.

The real question is, out of 14.3 million sold, how many were returned? There was a recent study on this...

Data services OK in RTP area, North Carolina. On an unrelated note, there are massive internet outages/service reductions in Asia at the moment...

See above. I did reference multiple usability concerns. We clearly disagree on the cause.

Actually, there are posts where people are specifically venting about the lack of inclusion of the ATI drivers. Here's one example.

"lmjabreu @ Jan 23rd 2008 9:59AM

The people who bought the device PAYED for that ATI Imageon chip, they have the right to be able to use it."

Do you not have anything better to do than get this angry on an internet forum?

I CAN TYPE IN ALL CAPS TOO!!!!!!!

If you have any more questions, my Tilt and Touch are right here next to me...

I think what folks are overlooking is that this device also runs Windows and is the Tilt is the first for AT&T with WinMo6.

Did everyone forget that Microsoft is not the best OS provider?

Even if we collectively agree that HTC should have enabled the enhanced rendering, this is not the ONLY usability concern over this device.

Nokia makes some pretty bad-ass 3G media phones without Windows that don't have this issue.

:) Very appropriate name. At least you don't try to hide it.

You may be right - I don't see how having working knowledge of over 500 handsets in my lab and running a device team for a worldwide mobile content and platform provider qualifies me to "spout off" about devices.

I was aware that high-res video is not the only concern, but I stick to my original statement. If you want a portable device to be the best of everything, you need a UMPC. These mobiles are not designed to be high-end media devices, and its foolish to expect that anything running on a WinMo platform is going to be all that hot.

The Tilt is still smaller than the first mobile phone I used, and offers features in a handheld that were unthinkable 5 years ago.

I'm gonna go back to testing phones for compliance pre-carrier lab entry.

For real peeps....this isn't a PMP, its a phone. The primary focus is phone calls, SMS, mobile browsing/email, etc. If you're that concerned over high-res video on your phone, PMPs and UMPCs are all over the place. Its pretty silly to expect a pocket-sized device will be the best of everything.

MM

How about "Flop of the year"? Missed sales targets, lack of content, firmware issues galore, walled development environment... How is this the innovation of the year? Sure its got a touch screen, but my E61 can run Apache and Python, as well as run all manner of 3rd party apps, and so on.

I'd really like a solid analysis of why this thing is so revolutionary. Apple was not the first to have a touch-screen, WiFi-enabled, media-capable Smartphone. Our device lab has a bunch.

The price is definitely an issue, as is the availability. We power mobile storefronts for many of the major carriers and media outlets in the US, and often times, its critical to have these devices on-hand. A good solution for app development, so long as you're patient :)