As Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC arrives, native support for landscape mode is prominently absent. Anthony Newman tells Microsoft why it should be in there.
It’s possible, in one sense, to view the grand history of PDAs as a battle between landscape and portrait. I’m talking about screen orientation, of course - a fundamental design decision which governs the usage of the particular handheld. Bear with me as I make a sweeping historical generalisation, please. In the dim mists of time, when the Psion ruled and the Microsoft Handheld PCs were still very much alive, landscape seemed an acceptable choice for everyday, serious PDA use. In these times, keyboard entry was the norm and PDAs were largely in the realm of business, so PDAs followed the shape of mini-laptops.
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