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Rocco Augusto
10-08-2006, 09:48 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.msmobilenews.com/page/1489/' target='_blank'>http://www.msmobilenews.com/page/1489/</a><br /><br /></div>"<i>Windows Mobile 5 is the current OS of choice for Windows Mobile users however the next iteration, codenamed Crossbow, has shown its face, check out the full Pocket PC homescreen shown above! It has a glossy title bar and soft keys and will feature Vista-esque folder icons etc.</i>"<br /><br /><img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/augusto-20061008-crossbowppc.png" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/><br /><br />While this is the Pocket PC version of "Crossbow", we can be sure that it will have similar ties in appearance to the Smartphone version. According to this article, Crossbow will have strong links with Office 2007 and Exchange 12. One has to wonder if this includes the Smartphone version of Crossbow as well and if will we finally see <a href="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9877&amp;sid=854b817fb219d0dc37e30a71a7ab9027&amp;highlight=office+mobile">Office Mobile</a> available for the Smartphone, or at least functionality beyond just viewing documents.
Kris Kumar
10-09-2006, 03:14 AM
Looks like Windows Mobile got a cosmetic surgery. :? Wish we could more details on the changes.

Office Mobile would be cool; now that even Smartphones have keyboards, Office Mobile would make sense. What I like more about it is that I believe we will be able to edit documents created on the desktop, without the losing of the rich formatting information and downgrading the document.
Tim Williamson
10-09-2006, 03:48 AM
*yawn* a new skin...what else is new that is actually useful?
Rocco Augusto
10-09-2006, 11:18 PM
Crossbow will have strong links with Office 2007 and Exchange 12

stronger links to both office and exchange are both useful new features ;)
Tim Williamson
10-09-2006, 11:55 PM
Crossbow will have strong links with Office 2007 and Exchange 12

stronger links to both office and exchange are both useful new features ;)

I guess this is a plus for businesses...but for people who don't use Office 2007 or Exchange, it's still a yawn. Have they had a chance to fix alarms yet? ;)