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Windows Mobile 6 sluggish?

Reading some comments on Mobility Beat written after testing the HTC Advantage:

During my recent review of the HTC Advantage, something became clear about Windows Mobile-based smartphones: The OS needs plenty of work, yet device manufacturers are looking the other way. Don't get me wrong--Windows Mobile smartphones are often slim, well-priced, and highly capable, and they're selling well. But that's not because of Windows Mobile–it's in spite of Windows Mobile.

In fact, Windows Mobile 6 is the Windows Vista of smartphones: an unwieldy, bloated, and slow mess of an operating system. It fixed some problems and looks nicer than Windows Mobile 5. But it introduces other issues, runs sluggishly on new hardware, and as a result, doesn't feel ready for prime time.

I don't understand this at all.  This is the FIRST comments I've seen on Windows Mobile 6 calling the OS sluggish.  As a matter of fact, we've upgraded about 50 phones so far originally with Windows Mobile 5 to Windows Mobile 6 and every single one of them have clearly stated that the device is much faster, much more stable, and overall much better than Windows Mobile 5.  I don't think we're alone based on other reviews I've read.  So why is this review so different? 

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