Mike Temporale
06-28-2004, 04:30 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.whatpc.co.uk/News/1156238' target='_blank'>http://www.whatpc.co.uk/News/1156238</a><br /><br /></div>"Microsoft is to expand licensing of its embedded Windows CE 5.0 source code to help mobile device manufacturers improve OS functionality and business applications. ...Building on its shared source initiative, Microsoft claimed it will give device makers "significant access" to more than 2.5 million lines of Windows CE source code, including its operating system kernel, graphical user interfaces, file systems, device drivers and web servers."<br /><br />This is great news for manufacturers that are looking to add or limit functionality in their model. However, I'm not sure it's good for the consumer or the third-party software developer. If this is only for installation on sewing machines or exercise bikes, then that is fine. If it makes its way to phones or PDA's then we could have some problems.