WM 7 on leaked Road Map

[BigDiesel07]

Here is yet more proof that Windows Mobile 7, a likely massive upgrade to Windows Mobile, seems to be coming in around 2010...

Of note is that Live Search, Windows Live, My Phone and the Windows MarketPlace for Mobile all will make the leap to Windows Mobile 7...

[InvincibleLiving]

thanks for bringing more info to us... if they say it's coming in 2010... it's prolly likely we'll have our hands on builds 4q this year possibly!

[BigDiesel07]

That would be great if your hypothesis is correct... I may actually flash to a non-official ROM then!

[madcook]

cant wait to get my hands on it

[Laos101]

if 7 is coming in mid 2010 at earliest, theres a possibility we will need new phones to run it. they hinted that for the roadmap of some devices

also. an interesting note i want to make

WinMo 2002 - 2002
WinMo 2003 - 2003
WinMo 2003 SE - 2004
WinMo 5 - 2005
WinMo 6 - 2006
WinMo 6.1 - 2007
WinMo 6.5 - 2009
WinMo 7 - 2010

they seem to be attempting to catch up and compete with iphone. they got soft after palm lost the market war.

one more thing. they seemingly are having pocket pcs and real pcs share the number 7

[InvincibleLiving]

Originally Posted by laos101

if 7 is coming in mid 2010 at earliest, theres a possibility we will need new phones to run it. they hinted that for the roadmap of some devices

also. an interesting note i want to make

WinMo 2002 - 2002
WinMo 2003 - 2003
WinMo 2003 SE - 2004
WinMo 5 - 2005
WinMo 6 - 2006
WinMo 6.1 - 2007
WinMo 6.5 - 2009
WinMo 7 - 2010

they seem to be attempting to catch up and compete with iphone. they got soft after palm lost the market war.

one more thing. they seemingly are having pocket pcs and real pcs share the number 7

good observations... i'd love for them to get out of this catchup mode and get back to innovation!

[BigDiesel07]

Originally Posted by laos101

if 7 is coming in mid 2010 at earliest, theres a possibility we will need new phones to run it. they hinted that for the roadmap of some devices

also. an interesting note i want to make

WinMo 2002 - 2002
WinMo 2003 - 2003
WinMo 2003 SE - 2004
WinMo 5 - 2005
WinMo 6 - 2006
WinMo 6.1 - 2007
WinMo 6.5 - 2009
WinMo 7 - 2010

they seem to be attempting to catch up and compete with iphone. they got soft after palm lost the market war.

one more thing. they seemingly are having pocket pcs and real pcs share the number 7

Interesting Laos... Other than skipping 2008, there have been consistent releases every year...

[monkeyboy]

Originally Posted by BigDiesel07

Interesting Laos... Other than skipping 2008, there have been consistent releases every year...

Releases, yes. Progress and innovation, no... Seriously, has there been more than an ounce of real progress and innovation since WM 5.0? Something that is worth FOUR YEARS of solid work and effort?

Little HTC seems to have run rings around MS in terms of innovation in half the time...

[Laos101]

Originally Posted by monkeyboy

Releases, yes. Progress and innovation, no... Seriously, has there been more than an ounce of real progress and innovation since WM 5.0? Something that is worth FOUR YEARS of solid work and effort?

Little HTC seems to have run rings around MS in terms of innovation in half the time...

HTC has nothing in this, its all MS. They get tons of money from releasing new versions, and manufacturers must upgrade their newest products to the latest software. Which brings them boatloads of cash. Meanwhile, there are literally FRACTIONAL differences between the versions, and its almost a rebranding just to make more money. In the irony of itself, knowing microsoft, if it was TOO innovative, our software would stop working! (Compatibility modes, anyone? )

Rather make re-releases every year and force manufacturers to buy the latest and greatest software rights (Which is what they're doing) they should be imporving and releaseing bi-annually.

Even worse, the last couple years they've been sitting on their pot not expecting IPhone competition, and they were SO Wrong.

So two things are happening right now

1. They are catching up their version numbers

2. They want it coinciding with their new Windows 7 so it seems so coy

Hopefully we get some innovation in between. Otherwise we can all just go to (Shudder) Apple and show them we will find our solutions elsewhere.

Oh, and ONE LAST EDIT! Windows 7 is slated for Q3/Q4 2009. WM7 is slated for Q1/Q2 2010. Microsoft it seems wont be winning the catchup as wanted. 6.5 will be thrown out the door literally, expect little fun with it.

[Torx]

i wanna see an xbox 360 dashboard like UI for winmo7.