Kris Kumar
01-22-2006, 03:30 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/3/e/83e64acc-a0f7-481b-8097-499ed8ce2b55/Windows_Mobile_5_Fun_Facts.pdf' target='_blank'>http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/3/e/83e64acc-a0f7-481b-8097-499ed8ce2b55/Windows_Mobile_5_Fun_Facts.pdf</a><br /><br /></div><i>"There are certain health concerns (mental and physical) a development team is willing to do battle with in order to provide device makers and application developers with the best Windows Mobile™ software platform available. Courtesy of the Windows Mobile development team, here is a list of their top “fun” memories tied to the development of Windows Mobile 5.0."</i><br /><br /> <img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/Kris-Jan06-BehindTheScenes.jpg" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/> <br /><br />Ever wondered what it takes to develop a fine mobile operating system? What kind of toll it has on its developers? Here are some of them: <br />• 47 1-pound bags of peanut butter M&Ms dispensed from a gumball machine<br />• Average amount of weight gained per team member since September because of missed workouts: 15 lbs.<br />• On average, $2,000 “saved” in rent per developer by living in the office<br />• 37 cell phones were harmed in the making of this product<br />• Average number of fast food dinners ingested by each team member per week over the past 3 months: 3.2<br /><br />The complete list can be viewed over <a href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/3/e/83e64acc-a0f7-481b-8097-499ed8ce2b55/Windows_Mobile_5_Fun_Facts.pdf">here.</a> [1.6MB PDF file] :lol: Which is your favourite one?