Microsoft Previews Windows CE 6 Operating System

**desparado** · 05-09-06, 12:51 AM

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060509/sftu052.html?.v=56

Does this mean no fixes for WM5?

05-09-06, 12:56 AM

Don't expect WM6 for a few years, so don't worry about your WM5.

FallN · 05-09-06, 01:27 AM

You can be sure they still won't make the "X" button actually CLOSE programs. Stupid Microsoft.

randomwalk101 · 05-09-06, 01:30 AM

new releases...new bugs...don't raise your hope too high.

05-09-06, 01:34 AM

FallN..thats prob gona be true...haaaa....

photomaniac · 05-09-06, 03:33 AM

Originally Posted by FallN

You can be sure they still won't make the "X" button actually CLOSE programs. Stupid Microsoft.

...your right... that is one stupid stupid thing!

05-09-06, 06:11 AM

well it's not like dell is going to offer an wm6 upgrade anyway....

Liderc · 05-09-06, 06:58 AM

Originally Posted by ppt

well it's not like dell is going to offer an wm6 upgrade anyway....

Sure they will. They'll just release a completely non-working upgrade then offer a device that almost supports it flawlessly. They have to be consistent. ;)

05-09-06, 10:17 AM

Based on the discussion of a new kernel (Yamazaki) in the article, this sounds like Win CE 6 is Photon which is slated to be in Mobile devices sometime in Q1/Q2 2008 as opposed to Crossbow which is expected in devices in Q1/Q2 2007.

r@dimus · 05-09-06, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by FallN

You can be sure they still won't make the "X" button actually CLOSE programs. Stupid Microsoft.

Fear not. That's what vBar is for. :)

dvmed · 05-09-06, 11:09 AM

Just apply the activesync fake server trick "again" and we will be ok, lol. Oh and don't forget to update with A0X so that it might have a psychological "snappy feel" effect. Bluetooth is going to be crippled again until beemer and mikelspikel can make widcomm work on the CE06.

Eric12341 · 05-09-06, 02:48 PM

Whats stupid is no java support like u can get on desktop internet explorer

richardlai · 05-09-06, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by LocutusBorgMan

Based on the discussion of a new kernel (Yamazaki) in the article, this sounds like Win CE 6 is Photon which is slated to be in Mobile devices sometime in Q1/Q2 2008 as opposed to Crossbow which is expected in devices in Q1/Q2 2007.

I wonder if Win CE 6 will be the last OS for Pocket PCs? Hopefully we will have something like the Origami as our PDAs instead... Am I asking for too much?

05-09-06, 07:49 PM

Ah.. another thing for us to come here and complain about..

nerdy_me · 05-09-06, 08:39 PM

Originally Posted by LocutusBorgMan

Based on the discussion of a new kernel (Yamazaki) in the article, this sounds like Win CE 6 is Photon which is slated to be in Mobile devices sometime in Q1/Q2 2008 as opposed to Crossbow which is expected in devices in Q1/Q2 2007.

Isn't Crossbow supposed to be WM5 SE? Hopefully Dell will offer an upgrade. I'm hoping that a small upgrade from WM5 to WM5 SE won't cause too many problems.