Gates Releases Details on New Mobile OS

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday May 10, 2005 @05:55AM from the little-blue-screens dept.

rjelks writes "Microsoft's Bill Gates released details about the company's new mobile operating system, code-named Magneto, at the Mobile & Embedded Developers Conference in Las Vegas today. There has been a lot of recent speculation about the new OS. People have been describing it as a possible 'Blackberry killer.' Windows Mobile 2005 will be released to hardware manufacturers immediately. The OS will integrate Smartphone, Pocket PC, and Pocket PC Phone Edition operating systems into one platform. It will also include updates to the mobile versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint." Relatedly, ZDNet has an interview with Gates about the initiative.

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Blackberry Killer? by CynicalGuy · 2005-05-10 06:27 · Score: 5, Interesting

People dont use blackberries because of the OS. They use them because of the small form factor (new ones are even better) and the push email.

Hell, I think PalmOne's Treo could kill the blackberry if it offered REAL push email and instant messanger applications.

But knowing Microsoft, this thing is going to end up bundled with Windows Media Player, Internet Explorer, the entire Microsoft Office suite, and be just slightly too big for my pocket.

I want: 1. small as possible 2. best screen possible 3. blackberry/treo keyboard 4. push email 5. IM

That's it.