Could Windows mobile 7 be for real

[p-slim]

according to this the hd2 does have the ability to run winmo7. i know someone said it was unlikely but it does have the specs. also it tells that capacitive screen and faster processor are needed for winmo 7.

http://www.mobiletechworld.com/2010/...r-the-htc-hd2/

[IcyStorm]

Originally Posted by Paragon

Microsoft has stated that once WM7 is released they will continue with updates down the 6.x path as well as the new WM7.x path.

There is a lot that can be read into this. If they are going to continue down both paths it would suggest that WM7 is not going to be very friendly when it comes to backwards compatibility. It doesn't sound good for upgrades either, especially since there has been a great deal of confusion as to whether or not the HD2 will even get an upgrade, and it is pretty commonly accepted that if any WM6.5 devices did get it, the HD2 would be the only one, and that is looking less and less likely all the time. Remeber, HTC Russia announce that the HD2 would get a WM7 upgrade, then very abruptly withdrew that statement. Add to this all the technical aspects, such as a new OS version at the core, and the published minimum hardware specs for WM7....there's not a hope in hell. Supertramp wrote a song about this years ago........

Dave

HTC Russia probably redacted that statement because they weren't allowed to say anything regarding WM7 or WM7 on the HD2.

[richardrk]

I'm just bamboozled and confused beyond belief. You all remember the new HTC leaked line-up for 2010 right... Well what the hell is HTC doing with all those phones. Apparently none of them can run WM7 cuz the hardware doesn't meet the requirements. So does that mean they are hiding phones that will make us drool harder than a fat man in a cake factory? I hope so... i was very disappointed with that line-up.

Richard Kennedy

[imtjnotu]

Originally Posted by Dragon2

darn, So there just holding out huh, untill the release...... Bastards hahaha

So some saying late february itll be done maybe? If thats the case, Maybe the the HTC HD2 will ship will wm7......

its only being shown to the public in febuary not released

[Paragon]

Originally Posted by IcyStorm

HTC Russia probably redacted that statement because they weren't allowed to say anything regarding WM7 or WM7 on the HD2.

Yes, that is very likely. The point I was really trying to make was the fact that WM7 upgrades are not going to be available for the TP2 and others.

wmpoweruser.com just posted a piece quoting a support person from HTC stating that the WM7 upgrade would be available for the HD2, but not until at least next November.

http://wmpoweruser.com/?p=12145

Dave

[BlackDynamite]

Originally Posted by richardrk

I'm just bamboozled and confused beyond belief. You all remember the new HTC leaked line-up for 2010 right... Well what the hell is HTC doing with all those phones. Apparently none of them can run WM7 cuz the hardware doesn't meet the requirements. So does that mean they are hiding phones that will make us drool harder than a fat man in a cake factory? I hope so... i was very disappointed with that line-up.

Richard Kennedy

That wasn't a leaked roadmap. That was a leaked sales presentation (well a few slides from one anyway) where HTC was pitching potential devices to T-Mobile. None of those devices were running WM7 because Microsoft doesn't want that cat out of the bag yet.

The only device the general public has ever seen that is even capable of running WM7 is the HD2. HTC hasn't shown a single future device yet that will be running it.

[p-slim]

are these the only leaked pics of winmo 7?

[Maxx134]

IMO, HTC Sense & SPB still light years ahead in appearance.

Hardware requirements = more power consuming = bigger battery needed = heavier.

Unless actual hardware is some new super efficient design to match requirements, I dont see these devices making it thru the day on a 1500ma bat..

Originally Posted by p-slim

are these the only leaked pics of winmo 7?

[birddseedd]

sure itl be real. but not untill they release the version they are currently working on and then start making a new one.

they are working on 6.5.3. the beta is what they were showing off at CES. they wont be comming out with a new os untill they finish making the one they are currently working on.

[Noir]

those images also looked tweaked...
windows has released images from 2 years ago...that says a lot...every other image of possible wm7 development has been closed or removed by microsoft...