Windows Mobile 7 delayed, says Ina

re: Windows Mobile 7 delayed, says Ina

VasiS — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:10:21 GMT

Yep! WM7 dates have slipped and ph's with wm7 will be out in Q1 2010 :( very sad..

but it is not all bad news, it looks like there's going to be an intermediate WM version (wm6.5 most likely), with some of the exciting features meant to be part of wm7, in Q109 :) something better than nothing...

re: Windows Mobile 7 delayed, says Ina

quikboy — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:06:38 GMT

"an improved browser that brings the rendering engine of Internet Explorer 6 onto Windows Mobile"

That's improvement? Yikes. Why not just head about and beyond and use Webkit or whatever better technology to compete with the many new mobile browsers out there? MS needs to try making leaps, instead of incremental steps, or they'll always be behind.

re: Windows Mobile 7 delayed, says Ina

foaf — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:35:50 GMT

If it did integrate a lot of Windows Live into OS (instead of a Today Screen add on) and it added gadgets to the home screen it could be a killer mobile OS.

But as we all know, it'll be 6 months too late and struggle to gain market share. Unfortunate because, like "MobileMe", syncing and integration is where Windows Live and Windows Mobile could really shine.

re: Windows Mobile 7 delayed, says Ina

surilamin — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:41:44 GMT

I am generally not one to say that MS products should be redone from scratch. I do not think Windows should be..

However, if there is one one product that has been a failure and the needs to be redone and rethought, it is Windows Mobile. It has been mismanaged and improperly done from the beginning. Its not completely Microsoft's fault, but they need to fix this problem.

re: Windows Mobile 7 delayed, says Ina

Gilly — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:24:37 GMT

Could it not be that if Windows 7 comes out next June/July that MS want WinMo 7 to come out at the same time?

Just a thought I had this morning.

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re: Windows Mobile 7 delayed, says Ina

Chris — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:38:54 GMT

@VaSiS: It was supposed to go final in Q1'09, new phones out in end Q2/Q3. What Ina is saying is that it won't go final until Q2/3, therefore no new phones until Q4 in all likelihood.

re: Windows Mobile 7 delayed, says Ina

Kip Kniskern — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:41:19 GMT

VasiS: this from Ina's post: "partners who had expected to have a final release in their hands by early next year have been told now that it won't be ready until the second half of next year". I didn't quote her whole story, but if you follow the link you'll find that according to her sources, yes it has slipped.

re: Windows Mobile 7 delayed, says Ina

yertthedestroyer — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:36:07 GMT

Maybe it isn't a delay, but just them starting to admit they want to ship it with Windows 7 and Live Wave 4?

re: Windows Mobile 7 delayed, says Ina

VasiS — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:46:03 GMT

WM7.0 was always scheduled to be released in April 09. I don't see any change in that schedule. Hope that doesn't slip.