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Microsoft Makes Surprise CE 6 Release

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the major-overhaul dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Unexpectedly, Microsoft has released a beta of Windows CE 6, at its mobile developer's conference (MEDC) this week. CE is the real-time OS that underpins Windows Mobile and Microsoft's other device software stacks for phones, PDAs, set-top boxes, and the like. CE 6 looks to be a major rewrite, featuring the capability to support several orders of magnitude more concurrent processes and virtual memory. Also new is support for MS's .NET IDE. Together, these new capabilities seem calculated to morph CE from a closed-box, off-the-shelf OS into a more customizable OS."

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  1. Ya know... by the+phantom · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...WinCE just makes me want to wince.

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    Rhapsody in Numbers
  2. Transcript of Press Conference by Stanistani · · Score: 3, Funny

    *Crickets chirping*
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    *taps microphone*
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    "Is this thing... on?"

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    You can't talk about Wikipedia's flaws on Wikipedia
  3. Re:This shows publicity priorities... by NickFortune · · Score: 2, Funny
    Watch the haters with their head in the sand say something like, "Oh, well we'll see if this is really innovation or if it's just another bug-filled DRM'd release that the government uses to spy on you."

    Yep, I really hate that knee-jerk wait-and-see attitude. I mean how irrational can you get?

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  4. Re:I hate to admit it, but... by kfg · · Score: 5, Funny

    I once asked my "navigation system" which way we went from here and she looked at the map and said, "Up."

    Maybe it's time to upgrade.

    KFG

  5. Orders of magnitude! by Manzanita · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wow! I am looking forward to being able to run "several orders of magnitude more concurrent processes." That will be 5, maybe 6 thousand concurrent processes, probably as many as 100 times as many as on my server at home! Cool!

  6. Re:I hate to admit it, but... by T-Ranger · · Score: 2, Funny

    Usualy a closed fist to the throat area solves problems like that.

  7. Re:I hate to admit it, but... by superburger · · Score: 2, Funny

    I have always used "Windows" as my primary navigation aid when driving.

    Mainly by looking out of them