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Originally Posted by Rocco Augusto
Not much is said about Windows Mobile 6.5 besides the fact that they are heavily working on "experiences," which I hope is just marketing babble for "usability."
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Even that alone would help in boosting the generic winmo when now compared against the iphone and android.
Peter's opinion is that we'll see more and more customizations of the "experience", just like HTC has done, for the winmo operating system. We'll soon start to see the front end of the device get morphed by the customizations, mainly of the hardware makers but also by the carriers. Looking in the article Moto says the reason they want to physically get closer to MS is to address the "experience".
It seems like this is becoming more of a side show for MS. If it is - so be it - then just stop worrying about innvocation and focus on fixing the bugs and tuning the OS so it screams without need a bug footprint. Let the 3rd party apps and hardware vendors continue to work on the "experience"
If that is not the strategic direction of MS fro winmo - then pony up! Put some cash in to innovating and deploying a beefier winmo OS (which could mean buying up some of the 3rd party apps and incorporating them in to your standard offering). I know we could all think of a handful that should be "standard"