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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. Microsoft windows cE 6.0 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    This is no surprise to people "embedded" in India, where the CE embedded software was developed. Soon, with all the development shipped over to India, you should hopefully see an end to delays in the rollout of the desktop version as well. Not only is India cheaper , but also , it looks like it's faster. Probably because they do what they're told rather than standing around smirking.

  2. Windows CE realtime? by Locutus · · Score: -1, Troll

    LOL.

    I guess if you're counting ocean waves you could call it realtime.

    And a rewrite huh? Maybe we should check for the WMF expoit code to see if any more of the Windows 3.x code made it into another rewritten Microsoft operating system. ;-)

    LoB

    --
    "Anyone who stands out in the middle of a road looks like roadkill to me." --Linus
  3. when will they fix version 5.0 by atomclock · · Score: -1, Troll

    I am so tired of Microsoft. They never fix anything! They release a buggy piece of crap (Name your MS OS here) and then ignore the problems and release a new and improved buggy piece of crap (name your MS OS here). When will MS actually fix one of their products to function as advertised. This sort of behavior is not tolorated with any other company. Why does Microsoft get a pass from the public and government?

  4. Re:This shows publicity priorities... by EraserMouseMan · · Score: 0, Troll

    Having worked in retail I can honestly say nobody ever asked me if that palm I was selling them came with a windows based OS . . .

    Very interesting. It must mean that people don't care. Which means that nobody has a beef with the Microsoft mobile OS. And even though MS makes the mobile OS preferred by the large majority, MS continues to innovate with their mobile OS.

    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."

  5. going price by jefu · · Score: 0, Troll

    So, what does a soul go for in Redmond these days? (I'm so resisting the temptation to say something about souls being at a premium there as so many have already been sold.)

  6. M$....M is for morons by PortHaven · · Score: 0, Troll

    So let me get this straight. They are getting ready to release a new version when they're just finally getting Windows Mobile 2005 phones to market. They haven't even fixed the bugs.

    I swear...they're !@#$% morons.

    - Saj

    PS - Slashdot is a moron too.

    a) a few symbols as alternative to swearing != ascii art
    b) 5 symbols != lame. :P