My Crystal Ball is broken. Does anyone have some feedback for me on whether there is anything committed to go WM7? We've heard this through one of our ISVs: WM7 speculation suggests no backwards compatibility with WM6 or Multithreading capability, interested in Motos stance, and an understanding of where WM7 features in the future ? Any comments?
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More from the WM7 rumor mill... Looks like MS will share more info publically on Feb 15th. http://www.ppcgeeks.com/2010/02/06/exclusive-breaking-news-windows-phon…
Windows Mobile 7 details emerge? Posted By Kelly Hodgkins On February 7, 2010 (9:01 AM) In
The folks at PPCGeeks and MobileTechWorld got their hands on what they claim are some of the initial details on Windows Mobile 7. Without citing any sources other than their inbox, both websites claim that Windows Mobile 7 will be introduced at MWC 2010 on February 15th in Barcelona. The official unveiling will reportedly focus primarily on the UI and in depth features will not be shown. Some of the leaked information include the following snippets :
WM7 will have a user interface derived from codename “METRO” and will be similar to the Zune HD
The traditional Home Screen will get a whole new look and will not support custom interfaces like Sense and TouchFLO
No Flash support as time constraints prevented its inclusion
Will include Silverlight 3.0 with some aspects of SL 4.0 and mobile-specific features
Applications will be installed through the Windows Mobile Marketplace only, manual installation from a storage card will not be allowed
Say no to multitasking and yes to push notifications which may be provided by a Microsoft hosted push notifications environment
Windows Mobile Marketplace will include a “Try before you Buy” feature and offer API support
No .NET Compact Framework backwards compatibility so all those old apps will not work, but a portion of the data and business logic .NET CF may be ported at some point
Browser is based upon desktop IE7 codebase, but with some IE8 functionality and is currently faster / better than the iPhone 3G
MS is actually ahead of schedule which will surprise the analysts / journalists (seriously?)
Full Zune and Xbox 360 Integration (Gamer tag, achievements, friends, avatars, merchandising, etc)
No more active sync or Windows Mobile Device center. Zune software will handle all syncing
Full support for social networking
Devices are expected to ship by September 2010
All these details are consistent with what we have been hearing about the rumored Zune phone, though it is not clear whether the Zune Phone represents the next generation of Windows Mobile or is a completely separate entity. If this above information is indeed accurate (and that is a big “if”) and the aforementioned phone is indeed Windows Mobile 7, then there are lot of changes in store for those who are tied to the Windows Mobile platform.
Hi Steve, The word from the BU is that we have not received anything official on WM7 from Microsoft yet - MCD will be doing a full blown OS strategy update in the middle of Feb on one of my VT webinars and will be able to share more details on the call. Since WM7 appears to be very consumer focused, we need to have confirmed official details from Microsoft on what the OS may or may not have so that we can determine how to proceed.
Steve, Some interesting speculation at http://www.wmexperts.com/barcelona-and-wm7-what-we-expect-and-what-we-a… may or may not turn out to be accurate .
Best Regards,
Ian Hatton
EMS EMEA