11-13-2006, 06:00 PM
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Windows Mobile Adoption Worldwide Seen as Tremendous
http://www.ciol.com/ciol-techportal/content/Mobility/Interviews/2006/2061030903.asp
India IT magazine CIOL interviewed Jason Lim, regional director, APJ, Microsoft's MED division recently. Here is one of the questions:
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<b>Q: What kind of adoption is being seen worldwide?</b><br /><b>A:</b> Tremendous. Licenses for Windows Mobile-powered devices grew at 90% overall for FY '06 and 95% in Q4. We recorded a y-o-y growth in excess of 40% for the fifth consecutive quarter and achieved fiscal year operating profitability for the first time in FY '06. We now have 47 device makers actively shipping Windows Mobile-powered devices to business customers through 115 mobile operators in 55 countries. There are more than 100 different Windows Mobile-powered devices available worldwide.
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<br /><br />I didn't even know there were 115 mobile operators worldwide. 8O
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11-13-2006, 06:46 PM
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Interesting...despite this I've yet to find a converged WM device that really lights my fire, at least nothing thats obtainable in the US via an existing mobile provider and especially not for CDMA. I remain hopeful...and patient...ok...more hopeful and less patient :evil:
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11-13-2006, 08:14 PM
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If this is the case, why is MS dropping support for applications written for Windows Mobile, such as Pocket Streets and MS Money?
And, yes, I agree that there aren't really any converged devices that excite me either....at least not until I see VGA on a converged device.
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11-13-2006, 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by cab124
If this is the case, why is MS dropping support for applications written for Windows Mobile, such as Pocket Streets and MS Money?
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I fail to see the correlation between dropping support for certain applications and the development of the Windows Mobile platform. More manufacturers other than HTC are jumping on the WM production bandwagon and I certainly don't see MS dropping support for WM5. In fact, I'm not at all surprised at the news - with the advent of the phone edition and wm5 smartphone, the market seems to be booming like never before.
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11-14-2006, 12:39 AM
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Re: Windows Mobile Adoption Worldwide Seen as Tremendous
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Originally Posted by Ed Hansberry
I didn't even know there were 115 mobile operators worldwide. 8O
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Hmmm, thats allmost one device pr. operator :?
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11-14-2006, 02:43 AM
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Re: Windows Mobile Adoption Worldwide Seen as Tremendous
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Originally Posted by Ed Hansberry
I didn't even know there were 115 mobile operators worldwide. 8O
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That'd make it about 2 mobile operators for every 3 countries or so - I smell an opportunity!
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11-14-2006, 04:26 AM
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Originally Posted by cab124
If this is the case, why is MS dropping support for applications written for Windows Mobile, such as Pocket Streets and MS Money?
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Because MS Money was buggy, as complained about for years by so very many in forums? Because the code was such a hodge-podge of junk that they just couldn't face fixing it, and starting over seemed like an admission of failure? Pocket Streets... marginally better, at least not likely to corrupt years of accumulated financial data on a whim... But really, was it every anywhere near as good as the competition, namely Mapopolis or Tom Tom?
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And, yes, I agree that there aren't really any converged devices that excite me either....at least not until I see VGA on a converged device.
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A big ditto for me. I'll be hanging onto my cellphone, and my Toshiba e800, until at least one really worthy replacement comes along for this perfect screen and tosses a phone in besides. Keeping at least one, preferably two decent sized slots would help too, as would giving it at least a 4" display.
As an asde;anyone seen JackAubrey lately? I get the sense he's off in a corner, eating crow, as these devices haven't quite dried up and blown away like he'd predicted so many times. Hope he's okay.
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11-14-2006, 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Gerard
As an asde;anyone seen JackAubrey lately? I get the sense he's off in a corner, eating crow, as these devices haven't quite dried up and blown away like he'd predicted so many times. Hope he's okay.
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Who is/was JackAubrey? :devilboy:
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11-14-2006, 08:48 AM
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JackAubrey, also known by his prior moniker 'Craig1959', was (and perhaps still is, should he return for another round) a doomcryer. Several times over the years he's pop his head in the door of a few forums, though mostly Brighthand, and either start a new thread announcing the imminent demise of the PDA - especially the Pocket PC, in which he apparently held no faith as a marketable item - and then baiting any and every contributor. He seemed to take great delight in playing hardball, escalating just to the brink of personal insults, then suddenly switching and alling for moderators as suddenly people were reacting to his insults. He'd say the most outlandish things, offer zero support for any of them, and claim it all as received wisdom. Quite a character, really.
Jack played this little game a few times. He'd eventually lose interest and move on, though on at least one occassion he was banned from a forum for his antics. That was especially good for him, as it 'proved' beyond a doubt that forum moderators and long-time members were all such fanboys (and fangirls) of these devices that they simply could not stand to be contradicted by his 'truths.' Hilarious good fun. I miss him. But now of course, with WM sales rising rather more rapidly than ever and manufacturers at an all-time high, he'd be rather hard pressed to make his old arguments. And old arguments were all he seemed to have. For all his talk about innovation, the guy simply had no new things to say.
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11-14-2006, 11:42 AM
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You know there was a time I honestly thought the PPC would die and Palm would flourish. Was I wrong. I love my PPC 
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