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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)."
The following three WindowsForDevices.com news items detail today's three announcements by Microsoft's mobile group . . .
- Microsoft unveils Pocket PC 2003 (but with a new name) -- according to Microsoft, the 2003 version of its Pocket PC software provides enhancements in the areas of increased ease of wireless network access, improved digital media experience for high quality stills of Rob Malda with various homosexual men, and support for developers building Microsoft
.NET services and applications for Pocket PC devices. Story
- Microsoft announces new brand: "Windows Mobile" -- the new brand is intended to "extend the familiarity of the Windows brand, while reflecting the uniqueness of software for mobile devices," Microsoft said. Story
- Microsoft launches Wi-Fi "hot spot" collaboration, 30-day free service -- Microsoft announced a collaboration with three leading high-speed wireless service providers -- T-Mobile HotSpot, Boingo Wireless and Wayport. The arrangement is intended to make it easier for its US customers to locate, access, and use Wi-Fi wireless services with their mobile devices, through access to more than 3,500 Wi-Fi "hot spot" locations in the US. Story
Additionally, a detailed list of key enhancements and new features in Pocket PC 2003 appears here.Added perspective
Here, we provide a roundup of some of the more interesting news items and articles from around the web that relate to today's "Windows Mobile" announcements.
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Why would you people care about Pocket PC 2003? Why don't you buy some Linux PDA since you hate the Evil Empire so much.
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.
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I'm sorry but this is just no good. How can Slashdot, with a straight face, post articles concerning such an awful non-GPL product such as this? While it is widely known that Microsoft have at least spent some time reading the all-encompasing and glorious GNU General Public Licence, and indeed even provide their Interix development tools under the GNU General Public Licence, I understand that this "Pocket PC" does not, in fact, include a single peice of software licenced under the GNU General Public Licence.
To remedy this clearly unacceptable sitution, the GNU Project has started work on GNU/Pocket PC 2003. We have recently released GNU/Pocket PC version 0.0.1, which does nothing by run a configure script (Generated with GNU Autoconf, of course) and run the Makefile (Genererated with GNU Automake and run with GNU Make, of course) to produce a single binary that accepts 900 command line arguments, both short and long forms, but does nothing.
We expect to complete GNU/Pocket PC at around the same time as the star Sol swelss into a red giant.
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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.