[Breaking News] WM 7 RTM and Office Mobile 7
Is Windows Mobile 7 right around the corner? It would seem so after Stephen Chapman, owner of Microsoft Kitchen, came across some documents that indicate an updated RTM of
April 2010. If this is true, the general population will most likely have to wait until September-October of 2010 to have WM 7 on their phones.
I see September-October as the window of release because of the various carrier customizations that take place, along with the manufacturer’s making sure the software runs correctly on the given hardware. Also, seeing that Microsoft itself realizes that WM 6.5, a minor/moderate update to WM 6.1, won’t be released for several months later, what can we expect for WM 7, an update to the Windows Mobile architecture that is expected to be huge?
Also of note is that Mr. Chapman came across a slide that includes a couple UI shots of Office Mobile 7.
The most intriguing aspect of these images, apart from the fact that they show a software release never known about before, is that it is almost identical to the WM 7 UI shots released long ago.
In the comments on the Msftkitchen article, is a post by Mary Jo Foley, a well known journalist and analyst of Microsoft-related news.
| The original roadmap showed phones preloaded with WM7 being available in April 2010. So if RTM of WM 7 is spring 2010, that’s about 6 months later than it was supposed to be. The big question is: If they RTM in April 2010 or so, how much of a lag will there be till the OS gets on phones? If MS can take this lag out, as they claim they plan to do, that will help them get to market a little faster. |
This supports the date of Q3 2010 as the general release to users.
Source: Microsoft Kitchen
Tags: Microsoft, Office Mobile, Windows Mobile 7
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October 9th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
i hope to see more screenies of the OS cuz from the look of those two, it looks like a glossy 6.5.1
October 9th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
When should we expect to see useable leaks of the system files?
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October 9th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
To me they look like they may have been photoshoped from the first leak long ago. If it’s tru I’ll take it gime windows mobile 7 NOW. I dream come true would be if they said it’s a paid (not a lot) update to older phones. Becuase if it an run on the phones we have now that means that performace for WinMO phones have improved. Just dreaming…
October 9th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
Having had a WinMO device for many years, I have to say between the let down that 6.5 is and the incremental improvement that 7.0 looks to be, WinMO is an OS on its last legs.
I pretty certain that my next phone will be an Android. Better OS, UI, and less expensive since the OS is not part of the cost of the phone.
-Doc
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October 11th, 2009 at 7:52 am
just gonna say what I said in the initial posting
I think I am a bit more intrigued with regards to what I have seen from microsoft.
One thing I am noting with the evolution of windows mobile and the connection of smartphone to PDA
note that with windows mobile 6.1 we see two completely different demons (from the larger panel-esque screen on smartphone and relatively unchanged home screen and interface with professional edition). One thing I began to surmise is that 6.5 (and early pictures of 7) primary emphasis is on unifying the two user interfaces in some degree. In many regards, we have definitely seen that standardization in 6.5 and 6.5.1.
Another interesting aspect to note (negative) that the UI is unchanged from 2 years ago. But then, does UI really matter here? Chances are, we will see OEM UIs and not microsoft proprietary and it begs to question is the underlying UI significant anymore? It begs for some interesting details in the mobile game IMHO
I think this is just a wait and see attitude. RTM will probably be pushed back with developers receiving loose matriculation by about winter 2010. A spring RTM isn’t that far fetched considering devices will have it in Q4 2010. So the announcement is right on the assumed leaks and documents from various other sites.
This is going to be interesting. I won’t take what I see with negativity or even grandiosity, but just a day by day attitude until I see Da_G, con, or someone with wm 7 in hand
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