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Microsoft Rolls Out Pocket PC 2003
An anonymous reader writes "Monday, June 23 was a big day for Microsoft's mobile devices software strategy. The company: (1) rolled out Pocket PC 2003 (and renamed it); (2) unveiled a new "Windows Mobile" branding strategy; and (3) launched a collaboration with three leading high-speed wireless service providers to provide easier access to more than 3,500 Wi-Fi wireless "hot spots" by Windows-powered PDAs throughout the US. All this (and more) is covered in this "special report" at WindowsForDevices.com (including a detailed list of enhancements in Pocket PC 2003)."
What was the pocket equivalent of Windows is now "Windows Mobile", a wonderful new concept of interoperability between devices.
[excuse me while I throw up]
It sounds a bit like smoke and mirrors (isn't it always?) - Micro$oft deciding to change their name because they are yet again having bad publicity about their previous versions.
Ask me about repetitive DNA
I think he meant 'big' in terms of ego, marketing hype, all that stuff.
I, for one, wasn't aware there was another Jobs pep-fest today. Yay Apple, or whatever.
But the scary part is that that statement is the absolute truth. Look at all the people that sign up for MSN, AOL, and own Windoze Boxes.
Before you get too smug, think about all the people who only run Linux because they want to be "cool" and in with the "geeks". It's just as much marketing as anything Microsoft does. Think about that every time you read a "Linux advocacy" document.