03-11-2004, 04:30 PM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Is There A Windows Mobile 2004?
http://www.brighthand.com/article/Is_There_a_WM2004
Brighthand editor Ed Hardy asks is the forthcoming OS for Windows Mobile devices a major upgrade with a new name as past updates have been, or is it simply a refresh of Windows Mobile 2003?
"There's no doubt that Microsoft is going to release a very significant upgrade to Windows Mobile this year. However, it isn't known exactly how this is going to be presented. At Microsoft's Professional Development Conference in October, a presenter in one session mentioned the need for Pocket PC developers to add support for VGA (640 by 480 pixels) to their applications. He also said there will be support for both portrait and landscape modes added to the operating system...In addition, unnamed sources have confirmed that several licensees are expecting an update for Windows Mobile 2003, not a whole new version of the operating system."
I know one of the first things running through your mind is "Oh, an update? So it could be free, right!?" Well, yeah, it could be. Then again, was Windows 98SE free to Windows 98 users? :wink: Whatever it is called, and whatever the cost, from free to the typical $30 to the OEMs that decide to provide it, as Dell and HP have in the past :way to go:, the new features will be a welcome addition to the Windows Mobile platform.
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03-11-2004, 04:37 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2002
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Ed,
My quandry is this.
Where as past updates have been somewhat hardware independent (except for the ARM requirement), the next update may force me to wait for new hardware. That is if it indeed will support VGA resolutions....
If I am correct, that will require new higher reslution capable screens.
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03-11-2004, 04:42 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Dec 2002
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Oh yea were is my Jornada 568 Upgrade to 2003
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03-11-2004, 04:42 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Feb 2003
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Not only am I wondering about the above, I am wondering if I will be left out in the cold. I own a 3950 and although I'm sure it should be more than capable of running a new OS, will HP have to make me upgrade the hardware as it is a discontinued product?
Also, I'm guessing that MS might charge the vendors (HP, Dell, etc) for the upgrade, as if it contains FULL landscape support then they are going to have to rewrite some of the software such as the calculator and the calander, which all bork (to different extents) to landscape mode, not to mention the password screen.
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03-11-2004, 04:55 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 148
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Originally Posted by jpaq
Where as past updates have been somewhat hardware independent (except for the ARM requirement), the next update may force me to wait for new hardware. That is if it indeed will support VGA resolutions....
If I am correct, that will require new higher reslution capable screens.
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Right, in order to get the benefits of the higher-resolution support, you'll need a VGA screen on your handheld. That's just the way LCDs work.
But this update won't be all about VGA. Everyone can appreciate switching between landscape and portrait on the fly.
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03-11-2004, 05:37 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 155
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The only rumour I accept is that an update is coming this year. That's it. We can all hope for new features and fixes for the existing OS, but until we actually have this update in hand;- we shall see.
Speculation is fun, but really annoying sometimes....
As for cost, why would the OEMs be any different, I am expecting $30-$50 for the upgrade, late release date, not actually getting it when promised, having my credit card charged at least twice, receiving e-mails telling me that is has shipped after I have receeived it.... Oh well... :roll:
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03-11-2004, 05:42 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 39
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Originally Posted by eustts
...As for cost, why would the OEMs be any different, I am expecting $30-$50 for the upgrade, late release date, not actually getting it when promised, having my credit card charged at least twice, receiving e-mails telling me that is has shipped after I have receeived it.... Oh well... :roll:
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DUDE - YOU GOT A DELL???!!! :lol:
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03-11-2004, 06:15 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Aug 2006
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sounds neat  saw this thanks to my rss feeds. can't wait for more upgrades hehe
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03-11-2004, 06:24 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Sep 2003
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I can see an ironic reversal of the situation with the original release with much fanfare of Windows Mobile 2003 - back then, despite the fundamental change in the underlying OS, since that was mostly not visible on the surface people were saying "Is that all?".
Now we're going to have what I personally think will be a significant advance slip in as an upgrade.
Although it might not look all that earth-shattering when it's released, possibly mostly adding support for features that manufacturers have been adding themselves in a piecemeal fashion lately, I expect that we'll see an explosion of diversity in the second half of the year.
Of course, the "upgrade" approach could be a way of avoiding the conservatism of the over-valued Enterprise market, which tends to be reluctant to change operating system versions (I say "over-valued" because while it is customary for vendors to prattle on about how useful PDAs can be to mobile workers and the sales force and so on, and treat "enthusiasts" or "hobbyists" as an embarrassing sideline, the truth is that in corporations Pocket PCs typically end up as toys for the execs. Just like tablets.)
However I'm concerned by the apparent delay of the Whidbey version of Visual Studio .NET until next year, because (and yes I know this is my developer bias showing) the picture really won't be complete until you add the .NET Compact Framework v 2
Then decent OS + Excellent API and programming languages= software nirvana.
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03-11-2004, 06:46 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 607
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Here is my simple soultion for this whole update thing. Buy a new damn ipaq. I'd rather sit back and wait for P to play catch up with the os and launch their new os, than updating my 2215 (which i love) and lose some of the features. Call me ignorant...but im addicted to these things, i must have a new ipaq every summer like clock work! This summer?...VGA!!!!
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