-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1
Microsoft Pink dying & taking Windows Mobile with it?
,----[ Quote ]
| After mediocre feedback to the leaked
| Microsoft Pink handsets, Turtle and Pure,
| now comes word from inside the project
| itself that the whole house of cards may
| be close to tumbling. An ex-team member
| has been talking to Apple Insider about
| the Pink âskunkworksâ project and its
| mismanagement, including attempting to
| develop too many SKUs simultaneously,
| potentially misleading hardware and
| carrier partners, and in the process
| pulling the rug out from the already-
| ailing Windows Mobile. In fact, he
| reckons the Pink project is ânear death
| and probably will be canceledâ.
`----
http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-pink-dying-taking-windows-mobile-with-it-0959791/
Microsoft's Windows Mobile Upgrade Faces Stiff Competition
,----[ Quote ]
| Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) line of
| smartphones equipped with an upgraded
| version of its Windows Mobile software
| won't do much to shore up the company's
| position in the hyper-competitive
| smartphone market.
`----
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091005-709094.html
Recent:
No one knows or cares that Microsoft has a phone OS
,----[ Quote ]
| According to the speakers, the vast majority of
| people buying a new phone come in looking for a
| specific make or feature, rather than a particular
| operating system or app store.
`----
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1557591/no-cares-microsoft-phone-os
Windows Mobile 6.5 Arrives, Mostly Disappoints
,----[ Quote ]
| Finally, damning Windows with faint praise, Takahashi
| ends the article gabbing about how fantastic Apple
| iPhone is: "But for now, the iPhone has a number of
| advantages over Microsoft. The upshot: you can still
| get a much better experience with an iPhone, which
| has superior multi-touch capabilities and
| accelerometer-based controls that work wonderfully in
| some apps. And there's still far more choice
| available on the iPhone." Yikes. Sounds like a review
| for a different product.
`----
http://www.pcworld.com/article/173186/windows_mobile_65_arrives_mostly_disappoints.html
Windows Mobile 6.5 Review: There's No Excuse For This
,----[ Quote ]
| I'd like to think that 6.5's stunning failure to
| innovate is a symptom of a neglected projectâmaybe
| Microsoft just needed something, anything to hold
| people over until the mythical Windows Mobile 7 comes
| out, whatever it is. But as Steve Ballmer himself has
| plainly admitted, it's worse: Microsoft has simply
| lumbered in the wrong direction for two years,
| letting everyone, save maybe Nokia, fly right past
| them.
`----
http://gizmodo.com/5374876/windows-mobile-65-review-theres-no-excuse-for-this
Windows Mobile 6.5 disappoints; no Start customizations and stylus still required
,----[ Quote ]
| I wasnât expecting a whole lot from this point
| release, but I was expecting more than what Microsoft
| delivered. I expected to be able to place icons where
| I wanted them on the Start displays, I expected to
| have finger friendly menus throughout the OS, and I
| expected some attention to the media player, device
| search, and more.
|
| I am a fan of Windows Mobile, but find very little
| added value in this Windows Mobile 6.5 release and
| would never recommend anyone actually purchase a new
| device just to get this update on their smartphone.
| We are going to have to wait and see if Microsoft can
| pull anything out of the hat in Windows Mobile 7, but
| with the current schedule of late 2010, most likely
| slipping into 2011 like this release, I think the T-
| Mobile Touch Pro2 may be my last Windows Mobile
| device for quite some time.
`----
http://blogs.zdnet.com/cell-phones/?p=2213
Windows Mobile 6.5 Review: It Still Sucks.
,----[ Quote ]
| Windows Mobile 6.5 is a spit and polish job on 6.1 â
| nothing more, nothing less.
`----
http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/10/06/windows-mobile-6-5-review-it-still-sucks/
Ballmer blasts Windows Mobile
,----[ Quote ]
| "Ballmer says they screwed up with Windows Mobile. Wishes
| they had already lauched WM7. They completely revamped the
| team," reported venture capitalist Paul Jozefak.
`----
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/351895/ballmer-blasts-windows-mobile
Does Microsoft Windows Mobile Have A Future?
,----[ Quote ]
| Name Change = Desperation
| Even Microsoft seems to know it is in trouble. One clear sign of a failing product line
| is a name change. After using Windows Mobile since the operating system's launch at the
| turn of the millennium, the company decided that phones running version 6.5 of the
| operating system will be known as Windows phones, a subtle but telling distinction.
|
| So where will Microsoft go from here? The company has put a lot of time and money into
| its mobile OS. Because of its tight connection with Microsoft Office desktop
| applications, the operating system has had significant appeal to small and medium
| businesses. But that integration also carried a price in terms of ease of use and
| performance. And the market seems to be saying Office compatibility may no longer be
| enough to compete with faster, sexier, and easier-to-use smartphones running on other
| operating systems.
`----
http://www.bmighty.com/mobile/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=219700387
Report: Microsoft Will Make Windows Mobile Cheaper To Compete With Open Source
,----[ Quote ]
| Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) will adopt a two-pronged approach to the mobile
| operating system market that will be able to compete against both the iPhone
| and Android, according to a report in DigiTimes that claims to know
| Microsoftâs Windows Mobile roadmap.
`----
http://moconews.net/article/419-report-microsoft-will-make-windows-mobile-cheaper-to-compete-with-open-/
Did Microsoft Just Throw WinMo Under A Bus?
,----[ Quote ]
| If you're itching to buy that hot new WinMo smartphone, go for it. Just don't
| act surprised when the next version of Windows Mobile turns out to be the
| last.
`----
http://www.bmighty.com/blog/main/archives/2009/08/did_microsoft_j.html
Microsoft's Windows Mobile: Time to Hang Up?
,----[ Quote ]
| There are better ways for Microsoft to make money from smartphones than to
| keep investing in a mobile operating system that's losing share and relevance
`----
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/aug2009/tc2009087_110164.htm?chan=technology_technology+index+page_software
Is Googleâs Android Killing Windows Mobile?
,----[ Quote ]
| I wonder if it will be too late for the company to make a comeback, similar
| to Zune struggling to playsanjay catch-up with the iPod. So while there is a
| lot of focus on Apple v Google, the real battle is actually between Microsoft
| Windows Mobile and Google Android. It looks like Google has drawn its first
| blood.
`----
http://gigaom.com/2009/07/30/is-googles-android-killing-windows-mobile/
Motorola disses Windows Mobile: Android "more competitive"
,----[ Quote ]
| Handset maker Motorola has revealed plans to scale back its commitment to
| Windows Mobile as it continues to increase its investment in Google's open
| source Android mobile platform.
`----
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2009/02/motorola-says-android-more-competitive-than-windows-mobile.ars
Motorola pushes ahead with Android phones
,----[ Quote ]
| Jha praised Android, noting that 3,000 applications have already been
| developed for it. Motorola will focus on integrating messaging and social
| networking with the Android devices, he said, and will offer a range of
| devices in the high- and mid-tier price ranges. "We are probably investing as
| much as anybody on the Android platform," he added.
`----
http://www.linuxworld.com.au/article/301565/motorola_pushes_ahead_android_phones?rid=-50
Motorola Pledges Cheaper Android Phones
,----[ Quote ]
| Android smart phones. Cheap Android phones. Android phones on the
| Nextel/Boost iDen network. Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha said many of next year's
| Motorola phones will run the Google Android OS in a call with analysts today,
| continuing a big bet on the Linux-based system.
`----
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2350949,00.asp
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux)
iEYEARECAAYFAkrRjYkACgkQU4xAY3RXLo4SoACeMKpYgjL5oRYTgFmKgWudYtNe
f8wAn2vxbs2DC51Y6dNQIa3i7o4Fmwka
=doH0
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
|
|
