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What if the HD2 ran Android?
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- You wouldn’t have a free online backup service for PIM, Documents, Photos, Music, SMS (Microsoft MyPhone)
- You wouldn’t have any way to call (turn ringer on remotely), find, or wipe a lost phone (Microsoft MyPhone)
- You wouldn’t have the most capable voice-only mobile user interface (Microsoft Voice Command)
- You wouldn’t have Microsoft Office built in
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You wouldn’t be able to log into remote servers using Remote Desktop - You wouldn’t be able to securely connect to managed Exchange servers and maintain group policy, managed applications, etc.
- You wouldn’t be able to play the large number of video formats supported by CorePlayer or choose from any number of 3rd party video players
- You wouldn’t be able to effortlessly sync Recorded TV shows, videos and photos with Windows Media Center and Windows Media Player
- You wouldn’t be able to sync notes with Microsoft OneNote or Outlook
- You wouldn’t be able to access network file shares
- You wouldn’t be able to print to Bluetooth printers
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You wouldn’t be able to easily connect external wireless keyboards - You wouldn’t be able to share a 3G internet connection via WiFi (without rooting your device)
- You wouldn’t have a variety of on-device GPS navigation programs that don’t need internet connectivity
- You wouldn’t be able to send SMS messages longer than 160 characters (Android doesn’t parse them into multiple messages)
- You wouldn’t be able to completely change your GUI with a simple CAB installation
- You would have to open two different Calendar applications in order to check your schedule
- You would have very limited or non-existent voice over IP applications
- You could easily sync your contacts, calendar and email with Google and multiple unmanaged Exchange accounts at the same time
- You would have a customizable multi-panel home screen that supports integrated widgets (Just like Spb Mobile Shell on Windows Mobile)
You would have a Webkit web browser(Windows Mobile has Iris for Webkit)- You would have to “root” your device in order to do any kind of GUI or theme customizations
What other advantages or disadvantages would there be to a Touch HD2 running Android?




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