Windows Mobile Team Says iPhone Success Validates WinMo?!
Our sibling site, WMExpert’s tells us about all the speculation surrounding code-name “pink”, which may have to do with some manner of next generation Windows Mobile stuffs. (We’ve heard whispers of “rouge” as well, so we’re guessing there’re some real “Lady Marmalade” skunkworks going on).
What thinks noted Windows pundit Paul Thurrott, who has made a side career absolutely annihilating Windows Mobile as of late? As much as he loves Vista and Windows 7 and everything else Microsoft (Internet Explorer rightfully excluded), and as much as he bashes and baits all things Apple, iPhone user Thurrott has been saving his most impassioned rants of late for Windows Mobile. The latest?
Yep. [News that Windows Mobile 7 may not hit the market until 2010] is bad. Microsoft is working on a number of things before that major update, Windows Mobile 7. These include a new version of the WM version of IE, called Internet Explorer 6, and a new Windows Mobile platform called Zune Mobile that includes Zune functionality. But it’s not happening quickly enough.
Really? 3+ years after Steve Jobs hit the stage at Macworld 2008 and pulled the original iPhone from his pocket isn’t quickly enough? That’s how long it takes to even begin a response? “Pink” aside, is there no sense of urgency in Redmond? No desire to step up their game in the face of the iPhone walking in, stealing their mind share, and smacking around their market share?
I wanted to at least mention one thing I found vaguely alarming. When asked about the success of the iPhone and how that impacts Windows Mobile, I was told that the iPhone “validated” Microsoft’s approach. That’s some weird combination of revisionism, wishful thinking and, perhaps, delusion.
Apparently not.
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i dont get it… i love this site but you need to make your articles clearer. Less quotes and more from you. I have no idea what he means or why he said it or anything..
It’s clear to me.
MS is justifying where their product is now as part of their long term plan.
The truth is that no one planned for the iPhone to have as much success.
Not even Apple.
What’s the big surprise here? Windows wouldn’t have existed in the first place if they hadn’t stolen it back in the day.
They’ve never made anything decent themselves (except Excel).
a little painful to read. Gotta agree with iAirmanshirk
i mean i like im just so confused… idk, maybe im just tired
Why do you hate on Microsoft so much… I use to have a zune it was far better than any ipod… I now have an iphone cause I can’t be botherd having 2 seperate devices.
If you think about it really Microsoft cud make an amazing phone if they put there minds to it sort of Windows Mobile/Zune/Sidekick???
Oh yeh I had a sidekick b4 my iphone… 1 thing thought my iphone so far has cost me £430/$658 which is the most expesive phone i’ve ever phone (and i’m never spending this much on a phone again lol)
MS will never catch up to the awesomeness of the iPhone! Apple will always remain one or more steps ahead, I’d love to see windows mobile on the iPhone, but we’ll see what happens, microsoft phone? Hmmmm. I think apple should come up with a gaming machine and just rule the world!
Forget WinMo 7. Microsoft should buy Palm for Nova and just rename it WinMo. Nova’s coming out sooner and hits the market segment that WinMo is supposed to play in. It takes a frienemy out and would put Microsoft on a more solid footing to compete with Google/Android. While they’re at it they should just buy Yahoo! and their users and combine web with mobile to make it a race between them and Google.
Selling someone else’s OS as their own is nothing new to Gates & Co. – anyone else remember DOS? And using Linux as a base is also nothing new in software. OSX is based on UNIX and seems to work just fine. They could take this concept to the desktop and make the next OS based on Linux as well and that would solve their interoperability issues.
This will never happen. Microsoft is too proud to do it, but wouldn’t it be interesting…