GadgetDoc
09-27-2005, 03:09 AM
Could someone let me know if I'm correct in saying the the Pocket PC OS is now called Windows Mobile?
I have Windows Mobile on my iPaq 6315 and SPV C500 Smartphone. They are different operating systems though but according to Microsoft's FAQ they are Windows Mobile for Pocket PC Phone Edition and Windows Mobile for Smartphone.
Does anyone else find this a bit confusing?
I watched the Treo Windows Mobile announcement today and Gates was saying how he sees all devices using the same Windows Mobile OS. Does this mean that apps designed to run on Windows Mobile 5.0 will run on both smartphone type devices like the SPV C500 and pocket pc devices like the iPaq?
So in summary - there used to be Pocket PC (for PDAs) and Windows Mobile (for Smartphones). Now that the two devices are converging both will run on Windows Mobile. At the moment there are different versions of Windows Mobile for PDAs and Smartphones but WM 5.0 will be the same OS for both. Is this correct?
Thanks!
Chris
I have Windows Mobile on my iPaq 6315 and SPV C500 Smartphone. They are different operating systems though but according to Microsoft's FAQ they are Windows Mobile for Pocket PC Phone Edition and Windows Mobile for Smartphone.
Does anyone else find this a bit confusing?
I watched the Treo Windows Mobile announcement today and Gates was saying how he sees all devices using the same Windows Mobile OS. Does this mean that apps designed to run on Windows Mobile 5.0 will run on both smartphone type devices like the SPV C500 and pocket pc devices like the iPaq?
So in summary - there used to be Pocket PC (for PDAs) and Windows Mobile (for Smartphones). Now that the two devices are converging both will run on Windows Mobile. At the moment there are different versions of Windows Mobile for PDAs and Smartphones but WM 5.0 will be the same OS for both. Is this correct?
Thanks!
Chris