Thursday, March 11, 2004
Is There A Windows Mobile 2004?
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "NEWS" @ 08:30 AM
http://www.brighthand.com/article/Is_There_a_WM2004
Brighthand editor Ed Hardy asks is the forthcoming OS for Windows Mobile devices a major upgrade with a new name as past updates have been, or is it simply a refresh of Windows Mobile 2003?
"There's no doubt that Microsoft is going to release a very significant upgrade to Windows Mobile this year. However, it isn't known exactly how this is going to be presented. At Microsoft's Professional Development Conference in October, a presenter in one session mentioned the need for Pocket PC developers to add support for VGA (640 by 480 pixels) to their applications. He also said there will be support for both portrait and landscape modes added to the operating system...In addition, unnamed sources have confirmed that several licensees are expecting an update for Windows Mobile 2003, not a whole new version of the operating system."
I know one of the first things running through your mind is "Oh, an update? So it could be free, right!?" Well, yeah, it could be. Then again, was Windows 98SE free to Windows 98 users? :wink: Whatever it is called, and whatever the cost, from free to the typical $30 to the OEMs that decide to provide it, as Dell and HP have in the past :way to go:, the new features will be a welcome addition to the Windows Mobile platform.
Brighthand editor Ed Hardy asks is the forthcoming OS for Windows Mobile devices a major upgrade with a new name as past updates have been, or is it simply a refresh of Windows Mobile 2003?
"There's no doubt that Microsoft is going to release a very significant upgrade to Windows Mobile this year. However, it isn't known exactly how this is going to be presented. At Microsoft's Professional Development Conference in October, a presenter in one session mentioned the need for Pocket PC developers to add support for VGA (640 by 480 pixels) to their applications. He also said there will be support for both portrait and landscape modes added to the operating system...In addition, unnamed sources have confirmed that several licensees are expecting an update for Windows Mobile 2003, not a whole new version of the operating system."
I know one of the first things running through your mind is "Oh, an update? So it could be free, right!?" Well, yeah, it could be. Then again, was Windows 98SE free to Windows 98 users? :wink: Whatever it is called, and whatever the cost, from free to the typical $30 to the OEMs that decide to provide it, as Dell and HP have in the past :way to go:, the new features will be a welcome addition to the Windows Mobile platform.
