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HP will no longer ship Outlook with Windows Mobile devices
Hewlett Packard has made the puzzling decision to stop bundling Microsoft Outlook with its Ipaq line of Windows Mobile devices starting in April. Customers are instead told that they can purchase Outlook through Microsoft's website.But here's the thing. A PDA or smartphone is of limited use if you can't synchronize it with your desktop. Try transferring hundreds or thousands of contacts from your old device to your new one without Outlook.
Sure, you could use BirdieSync or Finch Sync to synchronize your PDA with Thunderbird. But after dropping $300 to $600 on a new device from HP, it's a bit baffling that the company would tell you to cough up some more money to make it useful. We can only hope that this doesn't become a trend among PDA manufacturers.
[via Pocket PC Thoughts]
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Subscribe to commentsnizzy1115Mar 25th 2007 4:39PM
Thats why we have the Dell Axim line.
Dan WarneMar 25th 2007 8:33PM
I don't think it's that puzzling... just about everyone who has Windows already has a copy of Outlook via MS Office... so HP probably just decided it would stop buying all those duplicate licences to Outlook. Whether it passes the saving on to the consumer is a different story though...
taphagregMar 26th 2007 8:29AM
If you have ever used Outlook on a mobile you will know why! I just did project with Outlook on a mobile for a global mobile service provider and it was complete junk.
HP would be be saving money by not bundling a product that no one wants after they run a trial.
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johnMar 26th 2007 11:36AM
Probably has more to do with Vista including calendar and contacts. They can make it sync with those without having to pay a hefty MS tax. No surprise here.
Jarrett KaufmanMar 26th 2007 1:31PM
As noted, Windows Vista's built-in calendar and contacts features all but take the place of Outlook for the average user, and integrate into Windows better than Outlook, while the users who absolutely need Outlook support will already own Outlook. Yes, this screws XP users, but HP's likely banking on selling iPaqs on their website bundled with new computers which will be running Vista anyway. So the decision's actually somewhat logical.
It pains me to give HP credit, too. I much prefer Dell's Axim line anyway.
GordonMar 28th 2007 3:08PM
Good riddance! Outlook on mobile devices was junk anyways.