Microsoft's Looking To Reboot Mobile with New Software and Hardware: Sources (thurrott.com)

Long time Microsoft watcher Brad Sams, reporting today: Two independent sources inside of Microsoft have told me that there is a new hardware device being tested internally and that there is also a separate branch of Windows Mobile for this device. I have been hearing about the software update for some time and the added hardware component makes sense as the company is pursuing "new experiences" with this device. Additionally, the UI is expected to be different than what we know today as Windows Mobile but the exact changes are still evolving as we are in the early days of development of this experience. There may also be another 'cut' in the support for older applications with the new mobile experience. I have heard, but am not able to fully confirm at this time, that Silverlight applications may not longer work with the updated OS.

Comments

Oh great

[DontBeAMoran]

Microsoft is copying Hollywood now.

Re:Oh great

[phantomfive]

Nadella: "I want a new cell phone!"
Underling: "We tried sir, three times. (under his breath: we should have kept Windows Mobile, at least people bought it)."
Nadella: "Well make it different this time. Make it in the cloud!"
Underling: "Uh....ok. (under his breath: does that even mean anything?)"
Nadella: "And put some AI in it. Our Taybot was showing good results!"
Underling: "Heil sir!"
Nadella: "What?"
Underling: "Nothing, sir. Should we make it IoT?"
Nadella: "If it has that Intel Inside, nothing can fail"
Underling: "ok........"

Stephen Elop

[Anonymous Coward]

So, which Company is he going to destroy from the inside next?

Of course Microsoft is looking to reboot

[enjar]

Rebooting is the first step of troubleshooting any Microsoft problem.

Gotta respect that optimism

[grasshoppa]

This time, THIS TIME, it'll work.

Optimism is often a stand in for insanity.