Jon Westfall
02-24-2006, 12:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.cw360.com/Articles/2006/02/21/214278/MicrosoftsimprovedWindowsMobile50willboostapplicationschoiceforusers.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.cw360.com/Articles/2006/...iceforusers.htm</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Interest in Windows Mobile 5.0 has grown steadily, and it now attracts far more developers than any rival mobile operating system. This should improve the likelihood of IT directors being able to buy line-of-business mobile applications for the Microsoft platform. More than 10,000 developers are currently working on applications for Windows Mobile 5.0. Part of the reason for this developer momentum is Microsoft's programming model. Nick Jones, vice-president at analyst firm Gartner, said, "Every device using Windows Mobile 5.0 has the same interfaces, but that is absolutely not the case with other operating systems, such as Symbian."</i><br /><br />A piece by Gartner that has a typical Gartner conclusion: WM 5 is going to grow the WM Developer community because of device-by-device similarities, and more freedom than RIM or Nokia devices can give.