Windows Mobile 7 officially delayed
Amid the madness regarding today’s Android announcement, a bit of slightly less positive news has emerged regarding one of Google’s biggest competitors. Microsoft has quietly revealed that the next iteration of their mobile operating system, Windows Mobile 7, has been officially delayed. The company initially hoped to deliver a feature-complete version of the software by early 2009, a deadline that has now been pushed back until sometime during the second half of the year. While we hope that Microsoft is going back to the drawing board in the interest of incorporating some new functionality, the company’s timing couldn’t be worse. Amid increasing competition from Apple, RIM, and Google, Microsoft really needs to step their pace up, yet this recent news seems to demonstrate that they’re committed to just the opposite. Could we be more disappointed? Probably, but this isn’t the best news for the boys from Redmond.
And that is surprising because? They usually delay Microsoft products.
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Shocking…who would guessed?
Does Microsoft realize that this puts their WM7 AFTER the NEXT iPhone? Steve Ballmer truly is a bumbling idiot.
From a recent covert (formerly a WM enthusiast), MS really needs to step up their game.
They’ve become complacent in their ingenuity and it is no wonder it is finally creeping up on them.
MS come back when you have something new for us.
Amid increasing competition from both Apple, RIM, and Google Microsoft really needs to step their pace up, yet this recent news seems to demonstrate that they’re committed to just the opposite.
Looking at this optimistically maybe its better they delay the launch in favour of a smoother, more feature rich OS. The fact that RIM/Google/Apple have all announced (and launched) some kickass devices this might be enough for Microsoft to put some more time thought and $$ into this for a better product?
@mangenius,
Totally agree.
- CB
I keep getting confused with WM7 and Windows 7 for PCs, which will probably be delayed too.
who cares? iphone is better… even Android is better and I’ve never used it in real life
The iPhone won’t be better until its available on all networks. Until then its just aiight. Lol.
Doesn’t official mean Microsoft said it, as opposed to “sources close to it.”
Im not sure how you can say the iphone is better than WM7 when the damn thing hasnt been launched yet..
I know Microsoft has put some crap out in the past but depending on how bad they want the mobile market dont forget that youre dealing with a very rich company which can make things happen
apple is just better than microsoft PERIOD!!
W0W do i see an android clone coming?…..*squints* nope just wm5 dressed up as like vista is…..
(no offense, lmfao winmo pwns)
(ps i lied)
(pps im a pathological lier)
This doesn’t surprise me one bit. WinMo is so behind the ball. Microsoft has really lost the innovation factor in their products.
MS seem most comfortable with exceeding the competition. When they are outfront they more often than not stall totally (see: Netscape vs IE vs Firefox etc etc).
I hope the delay signals a serious repositioning of their mobile os segment into a competitive development path.
hahahahahaha
The funny thing is, they sponsored a product placement advertising mini-series on Hulu. Now I watched exactly 4 seconds of it before I realized it was just one big commercial but it showed a wicked phone with a wicked UI. That was Microsoft’s marketing – WHY CAN’T THEY BUILD THAT?
Does it seriously have to be ulgy as sin and confusing? Stability aside, eventually Microsoft works out the kinks and it becomes stable. Windows XP Pro SP3 with minor tweaking is ROCK solid. Hell, even Vista SP1 (*GASP*) can be relatively problem free with some minor tweaking.
Look at Vista – my biggest problem with Vista? They got rid of WinFS, the command console and all the cool stuff for a stupid UI that’s ugly. Look at Mac OS X – its clean, refined, yet modern. Easy to navigate. Don’t have windows do everything for me, I can do it myself – just give me what I need. Instead they have windows automagically do everything which it doesn’t.
Anyway
I used to have some enthusiasm for MS products (Word 2007 is a good example), but the hits are few and far in between a far greater number of mediocre delayed products. This is the largest software company in the world and it is arguably close to 2 generations behind in phone and desktop OS’s. We won’t even talk about the net.
BG this isn’t news, come on its Microsoft! I would have been shocked if you would have said “Microsoft is ahead of schedule”! I’m sure everyone reading the article would have fell out of the chairs.
Microsoft never came out with an official release date. And Microsoft never reported this news. So, I could care less. Had they officially announced a release date and THEN delayed, then I could see why this would be news.
If this is true, which MS has not officially announced, then it’s not a good move. However, with all the money MS has, as Mangenius said, they can make a pretty good OS this time around. I like WinMo except for the freezing issues.
MadMike – why r u hopin on WinFS’ moby (as in d!ck)? It sucked (like u)! WinFs brought nothin to the table. Stop acting like you know. Let it go. Apple hired u to dis. I c right thru ur propaganda.
All u bitches should be crying ’bout why MS does’nt put OneNote in every product because that’s some tight $h!t right there. For real…
balmer’s gotta go…
Two comments:
1. Apple is better? Don’t make me puke!
2. For all those that wanna talk shit to others (Since that’s the real point of a forum, right?), please use full words so that others may understand what the hell you’re talking about!
The delay was predictable, but having said that i don’t know why people are so down on WM 6? Compared to the Iphone OS it is miles ahead. It allows third party apps to improve its UI, it allows software that can be written by you and i. The Iphone OS while it has a great UI is totally rigid and to me this makes it immediatly outdated.