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I have been searching for an unmodified wm 6.1 rom w/o success... why is it that none of the cooks make clean, unmodified roms w/o custom folder icons/ status icons.
It would be the greatest thing to find a wm 6.1 rom for the hermes, that is as close to an htc release as possible, but with fixes to accomodate/increase speed.
DRTigerlilly said:
I have been searching for an unmodified wm 6.1 rom w/o success... why is it that none of the cooks make clean, unmodified roms w/o custom folder icons/ status icons.
It would be the greatest thing to find a wm 6.1 rom for the hermes, that is as close to an htc release as possible, but with fixes to accomodate/increase speed.
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I'd be willing to do that. I mentioned in my release yesterday that if anybody wanted another version (HTC Home, Lite, Ultra Lite), I would cook accordingly.
chop chop. How long does it take?! GOSH. Ok but seriously... id like two things in life right now... a sparkley clean rom with the newest version of wm6.1 ( dreaming about 6.5) and for someone to point me to the newest cab installer of manila... ill trade a night with my wife for these two things.
gregwaltman said:
chop chop. How long does it take?! GOSH. Ok but seriously... id like two things in life right now... a sparkley clean rom with the newest version of wm6.1 ( dreaming about 6.5) and for someone to point me to the newest cab installer of manila... ill trade a night with my wife for these two things.
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Ill take half a night
manila 2d cabs ect
To be honest with you, no one had shown any interest. I cooked a ROM based on the original wm6 for HTC. I took all of the base apps, extended ROM, updated it to 21109 (SYS & XIP), and flashed it. Works good, but it's still stock. To me, they are boring. I just thought it'd be fun to try.
boring works, i'm so over m2d if it doesn't work in landscape its pointless, it takes away from the fit & finish of the device and makes it feel hacked together.
whereas the custom folder icons have significance to the cook, it has no significance to someone else. I'm not saying that the cooks can't show their creativity, but some of us like vanilla just fine, and in more recent times, those users seem to have been forgotten.
I like the option of being able to customize the rom after the fact to my needs or tastes, but i'm not technically saavy enough to make a rom myself...i'd tried w/ earlier wm6 builds and that went ok...but my wm 6.1 attempts have failed miserably.
ok so i guess ill just ask for it. I would like to have a " vanilla " wm 6.1 rom with whatever the newest base os is... and the newest version of manila 2d... I can customize from that point etc... on that note does anyone know how to modify the links shown below the browser icon in the browser tab? I would like to make ones for wikipedia etc... and has anyone looked at breaking the map search tab down and using it to make searches for other things like google? or wikipedia? etc? if you notice... most of theinfo in the internet tab and others... scrolls up and down just brilliantly... would be awesome to make a tab that has a a webpage in it or something... like www.google.com/ig/i something like that would be perfect. so back to what i would like... just plain jain bluewm6.1 .. same blue as the att rom... and then the standard blue manilla on top of it... and... as to half nights with the wife... sounds fine to me... but what if i told you she looked like al goreand bill cosby's love child??
there are no problems with a stock rom but it is nicer if we can have an additional spice
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as to half nights with the wife... sounds fine to me... but what if i told you she looked like al goreand bill cosby's love child??
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Then it would be an interesting night
lmao
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as to half nights with the wife... sounds fine to me... but what if i told you she looked like al goreand bill cosby's love child??
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Sounds like my mother-in-law.. lol
I would like to agree with this thread. I am also in favour of unmodified interfaces. All respect to the coders and developers modify and push the envelope with the ROMs but these guys are not designers so the interfaces often look really dodgy when compared with the original manufacturer ROMs...
Tokoloshi said:
I would like to agree with this thread. I am also in favour of unmodified interfaces. All respect to the coders and developers modify and push the envelope with the ROMs but these guys are not designers so the interfaces often look really dodgy when compared with the original manufacturer ROMs...
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I'll be releasing one in the next few days in my RevROM thread.
I would also love to see a performance ROM with manufacturer interface design. Manilla 2D is awesome! All respect to the coders and developers, but you guys aren't designers, and this is something that is generally lacking in the modified ROMS.
Tokoloshi said:
I would also love to see a performance ROM with manufacturer interface design. Manilla 2D is awesome! All respect to the coders and developers, but you guys aren't designers, and this is something that is generally lacking in the modified ROMS.
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Lol, you basically repeated the same thing twice with different workds I wont be putting M2D in the next version because i already have a "non-colored" icons M2D version (latest v5). It'll be a lite version with possibly HTC Home on it.
DRTigerlilly said:
I have been searching for an unmodified wm 6.1 rom w/o success... why is it that none of the cooks make clean, unmodified roms w/o custom folder icons/ status icons.
It would be the greatest thing to find a wm 6.1 rom for the hermes, that is as close to an htc release as possible, but with fixes to accomodate/increase speed.
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Grab the official Kaiser ROM and port it for your Hermes!
ai6908
If i could only make sense of the kitchens. Someone needs to really clean up the kitchen instructions and or make a kitchen more akin to ppckitchen
I tried following Ivan's Cooking Class, and just ended up with an unholy mess that wouldn't boot.
Ok can anyone mention what comes in Stock ROM WM6.1
I want it too!
I will join DRTigerlilly´s request for a clean wm6.1 rom.
In fact what I really want is a clean one, and as close as possible to a stock rom, BUT IN SPANISH.
I am a bit of a newb to the hermes and was wondering what is the best/most stable rom for wm6.?? (I'm on orange UK by the way)
Would appreciate any opinions and links to the roms.
I have spent ages reading through various posts but keep getting lost/confused.
I have done the hard spl upgrade and have a sd card ready for the upgrade. Now it's the big question of which rom.
Would like one that is ready to go with most of the basics already there rather than one of the really lite ones I think, but not sure which would be best ?
I probably should say it's an M3100
Thanks in advance....steve
Which one that is best for you, might not be the one that is best for someone else. Each cook has their own style.
Try several, I would suggest CRC's, Tai's, Josh's, or kareme's
You really will have to try several to see what fits you best.
I have not tried any of the 6.5 roms out, mainly because it seems there are still bugs to be worked out.
Don't bother with WM6
There's not really that significant a jump from WM5 - and you can get an official WM6 ROM!
IMHO 6.1 is the way to go, for now...
Spoiler Alert!!
Umm.. I've been trying the WM 6.5 Version XXX76 from Tai... I am mighty impressed... I thot it'd need lots of ram to keep 6.5 running.. this is fast man... 6.5 though there are no paradigm shifts from 5,6 or 6.1... even the beta seems better that 6.1...
currently my rnaking would be
1. 6.5 ( I am liking waht I am seeing.. this is the speed king... 76 fro TAI is stable as any other ROM)
2. 6 (faster... than most of the other Versions and not plain as 5
3. 6.1 (lots of fixes on this but slow.. slow...slow)
WARNING!!:
once you go 6.5 u can't go back!!
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WARNING!!:
once you go 6.5 u can't go back!!
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What do you mean? I tried 6.5, didn't like it and flashed 6.1. Without any problems.
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WARNING!!:
once you go 6.5 u can't go back!!
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thanks josh... for your warning...
There are 2 new 6.5 ROMs worth trying
I just bought a 8525 for $125 USD. It's awesome. I first settled on one of Schap's ROMS - Schaps_WM6Pro_Hermes_4.31_WWE_Full.
It was really nice but now it is sadly behind the times. There are 2 new 6.5 ROMs worth trying:
1 21189_Lite_V9_Update1
2 21193_Lite_V10
I installed the 1st and stopped there because it is so awesome. The Hermes no longer has to hide in the shadows of all the new $600 Pda/phones out there.
One thing about 6.5 is that there is no "programs" section per se in the titanium feature(?). So I went to a SPBplus4 Today Screen.
It's much more convenient for accessing fexplorer and task mgr.I did do an auto hide on the tabs and minimized the icons so it would look like one of the newer phones. Appreciate all the hard work everyone put in.
My ROM request (if anyone's interested) is for a full featured 6.5 -something like K's ROM with TAI's finesse dominating - BUT without IE or OFFICE or WM built in. I am surprised all the great cooks include these. I have found Skyfire, TCPMP work great and I don't need Office at all.
And the START MENU sections on the 6.5 should go directly to the same categories as before except more like :
Programs, SYSTEM Settings, Connection Settings, Personal Settings, TODAY settings, TOOLS (regedit, fexplore, taskmgr), GAMES, PICTURES, VIDEOS, MUSIC, AND the option to add or customize your own AND be able to have it show before Programs, and stay there after a SR!
I am a newbie but I know what I want. Thanks again to all the cooks for making carrying a phone everywhere exciting and useful and for showing the big companies how to really do it. They keep putting out these improved ROMs (performance-wise) but they have no idea what to do with them.
Jupiter and Titan from AZ USA.
I am also trying to figure out how to automatically add my apps from the SD card after a HR. Autorun or something like that. Anyone know of a thread that shows a newbie how to do it?
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I am also trying to figure out how to automatically add my apps from the SD card after a HR. Autorun or something like that. Anyone know of a thread that shows a newbie how to do it?
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Here you go: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=366337
I am still using binky11 as it was 5 or six month,,so stable,,,,
I love manilla2d, but it is not stable until right now
thanks
Try Josh M2D ROM..
Its nice, fast and stable
thanks JOsh
bugmenot20090308 said:
What do you mean? I tried 6.5, didn't like it and flashed 6.1. Without any problems.
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Yes Josh what do you mean?? i've also downgrade back to WM 6.
I've tried your WM 6.5 Its great but for now im looking forward for the hybrid rom.
I personally like Tai_SW's 21109 rom. It seems to be really stable though that could be because its a hybrid WM6.1/WM6.5 rom.
Have 2 Hermes, on my main I use 21109 but test others on my "spare"...
I don't tend to like the Hex or titanium roms as the RAM is low and storage space seems to abot 45Mb or less while I use about 50 Mb for the apps I like. I need to have as much RAM as possible too so I don't end up with system freezes when I run a REALLY RAM hungry app.
Cheers...
binky11 is the most stable ever, but it will be the perfect rom when manill2d them inside.
PERFECT
thanks
Tai_SW's wm6.1 lite roms are superb, fast, stable, & lot's of free memory!!
zack_rains said:
Yes Josh what do you mean?? i've also downgrade back to WM 6.
I've tried your WM 6.5 Its great but for now im looking forward for the hybrid rom.
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Josh meant that WM6.5 is great and once you've tried it, you don't want to back to 6.1 anymore
I use DarkWinter2 from Josh and it works fine for me.
PDAViet DVH_V27... I have tried other ROMS - some of them really nice, but there was always something, which made me to go back to DVH_V27.. too bad this guy does not cook for hermes anymore..
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Josh meant that WM6.5 is great and once you've tried it, you don't want to back to 6.1 anymore
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Not neccesary. I tried one day 6.5 Josh rom (GS or else edition), but it was lagging, so I re-flased it the same day. Now I'm using Josh V15 colored 3G and is wonderful
I cant really figure out the difference between Kavana's Rom and Rose rom made by so many people...
Can Any one tell me whats the difference between these rom,
which is more stable and fast??
just the basic info to help me decide
im using kavanas Rom right now and currently downloading NRG rose remade by ricky and stylez
ice_guru said:
I cant really figure out the difference between Kavana's Rom and Rose rom made by so many people...
Can Any one tell me whats the difference between these rom,
which is more stable and fast??
just the basic info to help me decide
im using kavanas Rom right now and currently downloading NRG rose remade by ricky and stylez
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all roms are stable differences are da apps da rose might have different apps then da kavana also da nrg rose remake is easier for u to costomize da home screen and other stuff im running kavana cause it looks like da official 6.1 and i havnt had any problems wit it
s1l3nt said:
all roms are stable differences are da apps da rose might have different apps then da kavana also da nrg rose remake is easier for u to costomize da home screen and other stuff im running kavana cause it looks like da official 6.1 and i havnt had any problems wit it
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English?
Anyway, I can't say I agree with what I think this guy said. I've run Kavana and Ricky's v24 for extended periods of time and both were very stable and fast compared to either of the new Rose roms. Also, the battery life is MUCH better with the older roms.
The software offered in the roms are pretty close across the board, though I would compare NRG's Rose 1.3 with Kavana and the 1.7 Ricky/Stylez remade Rose with Ricky's v24.
The Rose rom is supposedly easier to customize because of the new core being used, but honestly, I don't screw around with my homescreen much after I have it set the way I want, so I don't care about having to soft-reset from time to time after changes.
The only reason I'm sticking with the Rose 1.7 at the moment, is because I do think that it's more polished than the older roms (aesthetically)... though I may end up going back to Ricky's v24 in the future if the battery life and occasional freeze ups piss me off enough.
uansari1 said:
English?
Anyway, I can't say I agree with what I think this guy said. I've run Kavana and Ricky's v24 for extended periods of time and both were very stable and fast compared to either of the new Rose roms. Also, the battery life is MUCH better with the older roms.
The software offered in the roms are pretty close across the board, though I would compare NRG's Rose 1.3 with Kavana and the 1.7 Ricky/Stylez remade Rose with Ricky's v24.
The Rose rom is supposedly easier to customize because of the new core being used, but honestly, I don't screw around with my homescreen much after I have it set the way I want, so I don't care about having to soft-reset from time to time after changes.
The only reason I'm sticking with the Rose 1.7 at the moment, is because I do think that it's more polished than the older roms (aesthetically)... though I may end up going back to Ricky's v24 in the future if the battery life and occasional freeze ups piss me off enough.
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yep i agree
I would just like to say thank you... i have had my dash for a year and i have checked out the roms.. love all... and really to each his own on what rom they use... and i think this is my first post... wow.... must mean i find what i am looking for to turn and already useful phone to something that can still turn heads at a party
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I would just like to say thank you... i have had my dash for a year and i have checked out the roms.. love all... and really to each his own on what rom they use... and i think this is my first post... wow.... must mean i find what i am looking for to turn and already useful phone to something that can still turn heads at a party
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So what ROM did you settle on? I'm considering going back to Ricky's v24... running Rose v1.7 with Miniweather 1.3 and my network connection never disconnects on its own after an update, which I think is killing my battery life.
Kavanas this week lol.... i didnt have my phone for about three months and when i came back the rose roms were out... the text messaging in Kavanas "not sure about ricky's i have not used that one in awhile". but the predictive text actually remembers text such as my name gymwhaley in Kavanas.. in rose remade 1.7 i dont believe it did, or i just may not have had the settings correct.. . those three are great but i test with one hand alot and sign in to places online so having predictive text that remebers words not in a english dictonary makes things a little faster
FYI, the predictive text can be fixed in the Rose rom by installing the Tegic T9 cab, IIRC. Anyway, I'm not trying to sway you one way or another... I'm just curious. As I said, I'm not sure that I'll stick to the Rose yet myself... my biggest pet peeve with it is the bad battery life, which I believe the network connection not disconnecting may be a contributing factor. It's also more prone to lockups when trying to get into the new comm manager and a few other places.
i saw that a few days ago about the fix for predictive text, but had already swiched, batt life was not vay good, but i know i need a new batt so until i get one i really cant comment on it... and alot of lockups i had were do to smart took kit rc 09 or what ever on 1.7. using 8 now and have no problems.. ( on 1.7 and kanvanas )i know 9 had problems but i had to give it a try anyways. and i did have a few comm manager issues in 1.7... cant wait till another rom comes
Just a quick update... it seems the network never disconnecting is a byproduct of NRG's MiniWeather 1.2 and 1.3 application. I tried them again, using the appropriate roms, and the network connections stays on regardless. So please disregard my previous assertion that the Rose roms were causing the connection issue.
thank u so much for the feedback..
im thinking i should stick to kavana for a while, i am really new to these stuff so i am thinking of sticking to the basics.
yeah battery is another main factor,
i noticed that since ive been using kavana... the battery isnt giving that much time as it used to in WM5... i havent really checked it.. its just a hunch...
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So what ROM did you settle on? I'm considering going back to Ricky's v24... running Rose v1.7 with Miniweather 1.3 and my network connection never disconnects on its own after an update, which I think is killing my battery life.
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battery life is a problem... can u tell me how many hours does it last??
ice_guru said:
I cant really figure out the difference between Kavana's Rom and Rose rom made by so many people...
Can Any one tell me whats the difference between these rom,
which is more stable and fast??
just the basic info to help me decide
im using kavanas Rom right now and currently downloading NRG rose remade by ricky and stylez
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May I add one question?
Which version(s) are able to cope with the german keyboard layout of my XDA Cosmo? Somewhere I read that some versions are English only, which does not hurt, i am just curious if i can select the proper keyboard...
Thank you.
RIN67630
Does the rose have all the office apps like the Kavana rom has?
Office Mobile
List:
AIReader
Word
Excel
OneNote
PowerPoint
PDF Reader
Create Word
Create Word X
Create Excel
Create Excel X
Templates
HTCP4000PPC said:
Does the rose have all the office apps like the Kavana rom has?
Office Mobile
List:
AIReader
Word
Excel
OneNote
PowerPoint
PDF Reader
Create Word
Create Word X
Create Excel
Create Excel X
Templates
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yea except it dont have
Create Word
Create Word X
Create Excel
Create Excel X
ice_guru said:
battery life is a problem... can u tell me how many hours does it last??
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Number of hours isn't a good question, because many of us are no longer using the oem battery, so it's not apples to apples. I'm using a Seidio battery which is the same size, but approximately 30% higher capacity than the stock battery.
With Ricky's v24 remake of Kavana's rom, I would typically need to charge every other day (36-40 hours). With the Rose, I need to charge approx. every 18-20 hours or so. But I don't know how much of the decrease in battery life is attributable to the rom and how much is because of the Edge connection staying on constantly because of NRG's MiniWeather.
I would definitely consider Ricky's v24 if you want to maximize battery life...it's very similar to Kavana, but has numerous apps already installed with the rom. I started out with Kavana and had "upgraded" to v24 within a couple weeks.
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yea except it dont have
Create Word
Create Word X
Create Excel
Create Excel X
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These shortcuts don't exist, but you can still create a new document from within Word or Excel.
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These shortcuts don't exist, but you can still create a new document from within Word or Excel.
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You can enable the office panel and it will go straight to create rather than open up program create new
Apparently the htc leo rom is out and about somewhere and it looks to have manilla 2.5
http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/17/latest-htc-leo-render-seemingly-confirmed-by-leaked-rom/
figured some cooks might be interested.
Interesting.....
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Apparently the htc leo rom is out and about somewhere and it looks to have manilla 2.5
http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/17/latest-htc-leo-render-seemingly-confirmed-by-leaked-rom/
figured some cooks might be interested.
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It does have Manila 2.5...a little buggy but it works ok. Not as many problems as TF3D2 for Raphael.
Will be included in one of my ROM versions
Sweet thats good to hear. Love the apps on the home screen. What else is new in 2.5?
As far as i know. More settings in Settings Tab. Week view and month view in Calendar.
Had beta ver. on my Xperia almost 2 months a go.
It's not Manila v2.5 but 2.6, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=524224
actually in my video it was 2.5 but they already have 2.6 ported for the diamond haha. They move quick.
As the title goes.. Did u really like the new Windows 6.5 ?
I tried to change my attitude positively so much but still couldn..
I feel 6.1 is still better ..
I DIN'T LIKE IT ... What about you ? Which Rom are you using currently ??
Haven't tried the "official" release, but many,many cooked flavors
and think it kinda hohum. Not that much of an upgrade if any really.
6.1 is fine and does what I need. Not sure if I'll try the "official".
cbreze said:
Haven't tried the "official" release, but many,many cooked flavors
and think it kinda hohum. Not that much of an upgrade if any really.
6.1 is fine and does what I need. Not sure if I'll try the "official".
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Not much has changed from 6.1 to 6.5.
The two things that really catch the eye are:
- the new start menu
- the new lock screen
Both things are far better than with 6.1 so I prefer 6.5.
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What is it that is in WM6.5 that you don't like. Many said that WM6.5 is like WM6.1. What are the changes in WM6.5 that you don't?
Personally, I'm ecstatic about WM6.5. WM6.1 had an 8 email account limit. That was a bummer for me since I have about a dozen that I would like to check on my phone and SMS, MMS, and Outlook counted against the eight. WM6.5 doesn't have the limit (that I have found). I have 12 email account configured and the "add email account" button is still active.
yea, 6.5 is prettier because its not them ugly white backgrounds in the programs and settings options, but really no actual difference......... but, id say 6.5 for being prettier.......
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What is it that is in WM6.5 that you don't like. Many said that WM6.5 is like WM6.1. What are the changes in WM6.5 that you don't?
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More importantly, what is in 6.1 that they like so much? As far as I see it, anyone that would take 6.1 over 6.5 is stupid AND crazy (provided 6.5 is free).
Hmm, let's see... do I want the clunkly, old looking, non-fingerfriendly 6.1 or do I want the newer, less clunky, fingerfriendly 6.5? No brainer.
Do I lose anything 6.1 had? No. Do I gain anything good? Yes. Does anything change for the worse? No. Again, no brainer...
Granted 6.5 isn't revolutionary, but it is evolutionary.
Anyhow, the 6.5 haters/6.1 lovers are probably lame ass Windows XP lovers/Windows 7 haters or people that don't actually understand technology. Probably old people actually. Also, what's with talking about 6.5 in the past tense?
WM6.5 is so much more finger friendly. i rarely find myself taking out the stylus anymore, which is great.
I have been reluctant to use 6.5 simply because of the new Start Menu. I'm not a big fan of the offset layout. I don't know why, but the layout makes me really confused. Seriously, don't ask me why...
But I like everything else about 6.5 (ie, the lock screen and the finger friendly features).
I wish there was a 6.5 ROM that uses Manila 2.1 with the HTC Start Menu...
My biggest pro is the capility to lock the screen without having to install 3rd party apps that chow battery life.