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First Pocket PC 2003 Details Surface
Microsoft recently gave developers an overview of the next version of its Pocket PC operating systems. Users should not expect big changes.
By the Brighthand News Team
March 26th, 2003
Microsoft last week offered the first glimpes of its upcoming Pocket PC 2003 operating system at its Mobility Developer Conferences in New Orleans. However, the big story from the conference was not what did, but what didn't happen.

Rumor has it Microsoft had intended to announce the next version of Pocket PC, which is why Bill Gates was in attendance to present the keynote speech. Unfortunately, progress on the new OS has apparently been slower than hoped and Microsoft felt it was too early to announce it at this time. However, this has not been confirmed by Microsoft.

Still, developers were provided a general overview of the next version of this OS. Pocket PC 2003, codename Ozone, will primarily be a bug-fix release for Pocket PC 2002 with few enhancements.

Developers will have access to new tools to allow them to build applications that take fuller advantage of the XScale processors found in most of today's handhelds. However, these applications will not run under Pocket PC 2002, according to reports.

Of course, the reverse is not true, as Pocket PC 2003 will retain backward compatibility. This means that developers will be able to write apps for Pocket PC 2002 which will continue to run under Pocket PC 2003. But as mentioned earlier, Pocket PC 2003-enhanced apps won't run under Pocket PC 2002.

Microsoft has decided to postpone adding other new features, such as voiced control, until a .NET version of Pocket PC is completed -- expected in two to three years. In one session at the Mobility Developers Conference, developers were told that voice control for the Pocket PC was ready today but the corresponding APIs would need to change when the next major version of Pocket PC comes out. Developers agreed with Microsoft that delaying this feature, rather than adding it to Pocket PC 2003, was the proper course to take.

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Developers will have access to new tools to allow them to build applications that take fuller advantage of the XScale processors found in most of today's handhelds. However, these applications will not run under Pocket PC 2002, according to reports.

This means that if Dell does NOT offer a ROM update to Pocket PC 2003 we're screwed in terms of new software for the Axim.

jego

The keep the axim a valid ppc, dell would need to offer a rom upgrade, if not their sales would suffer.

csims

"...will primarily be a bug-fix release for Pocket PC 2002 with few enhancements."

Is it just me or does 2003 sound like Windows ME?

wmoses

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Originally posted by csims Is it just me or does 2003 sound like Windows ME?

Hehehe ... don't even go there ... ME is the biggest abomination for an OS ever put forth by MS. 2003 better be nothing like ME or I might have to give up on PPCs.

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peterbright

Yeah, lets hope it'sore like XP.

jego

I don't think it will be like going from ME to XP, but hopefully like 95 to 98se

illbfit4evr123

hey, u have a nice little accesory outfit dont u? i wisj i had sum new stuff for mine