With the Mobile World Congress event making its way around the corner, we can all be for certain that it is inevitable for Windows Phone 7 to make its long awaited debut. That being said, there have been rumours floating about on what Windows Phone 7 might actually be? For months, almost a year we have seen images being leaked all over the interwebs and although we can all admit we were quite excited, the chances of it looking so or even being real for that matter were highly unlikely. Wait no more! PPCGeeks has some truly amazing information on what the Windows Phone 7 platform will deliver to our beloved handheld devices. All information detailed within may not be entirely official, although it is definitely the closest information we have heard on actually being real. Without wasting anymore time, lets jump into the nitty gritty.
-At the Mobile World Congress event on February 15th, 2010, Windows Phone 7 will be unveilved, although at this time plans are only to unveil the user interface of the new platform . Specific indepth functionality of the device will most likely not be shown.
-The User Interface is based upon codename “METRO”. It will be very similar to the Zune HD User Interface with a complete revamp of the “Start” screen. The UI is “Very Clean”, “Soulful” and “Alive”
-Unfortunately there will be no Flash support at the get go as there was not enough time to implement these features.
-Windows Phone 7 will only support application installation through service based delivery. (i.e Marketplace). Application installation via storage card will not be possible.
– No Multi-Task support. Applications will “Pause” when in the background, however will support notifications via push notifications.
-Marketplace will now support “try before you buy” as well as an API
-No NETCF backwards compatibility. This means the original rumor of no backward compatibility for applications holds to be true. That being said, there are high hopes of porting the NetCF to the newer platform easily.
-Microsoft is confident that devices will be ready by September 2010
-Full Zune Integration
-Windows Mobile Device Center will no longer be used. Zune software to take over syncing via PC.
-OEM Interfaces will not be allowed to run on the device. Say goodbye to Sense UI / SPB Mobile Shell / Point UI / Infinity, etc, etc
-Full XBOX Gaming Integration (Gamer tag, achievements, friends, avatars, merchandising, etc)
-Full support for social networking
There is a plethora of details to go through, although listed above are the biggest impact points of Windows Phone 7. Throughout the day we will be emerging more information as we delve deep into the depths of what might possibly be Windows Phone 7.
This is a lot of information to consume in one shot and there could very well be the possibility of it being once again another rumor, although one thing stands true. This is the most detailed promising information we’ve seen to date in a while. We will continue to update you as we find out more information.
© 2010, MightyMike. All rights reserved.
SWEEEET!
Hello iZune
Disappointing. Very disappointing. Sorry Microsoft, but… you have turned into an iPhone / Android wannabe.
This does NOT deserve to be called “Windows Mobile” or “Windows Phone”. Its not Windows.
Im looking forward to something new. Some of these changes sound sketchy to say the least but I hope Microsoft pulls it off with this update.
I hope this is a bad joke. if it’s true, then I guess I am using the last Windows Mobile device I will ever own.
What the heck were they thinking? No multitasking? Only apps from the app store can be installed? No backwards compatibility? No more SPB Mobile Shell?
If true- so long Windows Mobile. It’s been fun, but if I wanted an iPhone I would have bought one already. No way am I buying a bad imitation.
I guess I will be looking long and hard at that Nexus 2 Motorola is supposedly working on.
Although certain aspects such as no true multitasking, or ability to install applications from the storage card, etc are bothering me. As long as the services they replace them with hold true to the concept. I see no reason to fall in love with this
did they forget youtube?
Marketplace only? No OEM interfaces? Whatever MS comes up with better be pretty freaking badass…
Whassappppp with the xbox integration
That is gonna rawk!!!!
i hope the following reg edit fixes the big problem here
HKLM/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/ENABLESD/INSTALL/dword:1
Wow…Micro$quish is really screwing the pooch on this one. What a travesty. They are alienating their current customer base for a completely new one that’s already dominated by iCrap users.
This is what happens when a company full of iPhone and Blackberry users build a mobile OS. And yes…I used to work there.
Boooo, Micro$quish, boooooo……
I much prefer
HKLM/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/IPHONESERVICES
“Disable”=1
awwww hell nah….im good.
android == win
winmo == too little too late == suck == fail (need i go on…)
Something doesn’t feel right here. I can definitly see this being a Microsoft Zune Phone, but to completely remove the design of Windows Mobile for an iPhone dictated style on the whole broad scale of Windows Mobile sounds like a death wish. My guess is this might be exactly that, A Zune Phone similar to an iPod Touch and an iPhone. It could still be based on Windows Mobile 7 but be the Zune version. (Which would make sense keeping it simple and user friendly for people who like the iPhone design without the “i” part lol). The rest of the Windows Mobile devices would continue to get a Smartphone and Professional Version with all the bells and whistles we have come to love.
Again this is what I believe might still be what is happening.. If I am completely wrong, we may be in for a bad shock.. I sure hope I am Right.
I’m a big fan of the Zune interface on my ZuneHD. As long as you can pin cool apps to your quickplay menu I think this interface will be a hit. Everyone, don’t freak out!! Windows Mobile 6.5 is going to continue to be available alongside Mobile 7 so you can hack away to your hearts content. Here’s the problem though, MS is making this for the masses, that’s where the moulah is. Geeks like us are unfortunately just not generating enough revenue for big ole MS.
I’m loving how it all sounds to be honest with you all… I just hope we manage to find a way to “hack” it and install applications of our own… so does this mean no more touch flo since there will be no sense ui? wow… I hope this turns bad ass as if not, my last WM phone
Yeah let’s overreact and freak out over rumors!
yes lets do that exactly, just so MSFT can see how much we DONT LIKE THE iPHONE DIRECTION THEY ARE GOING IN… seriously… if WP7 turns out to be as shittly crippled as these notes suggest then i hope to GOD that someone will make WM 6.5 workable on the new phones that will come out (else android of course)…
fail MSFT fail…
I may be right on what I said. If you searched the web a bit, a lot of news sites state that there will be a Business Edition (Which will allow custom UI and such as well as I would bet Muktitasking, Custom apps, etc) and a Media Edition which sounds like an iPhone competitor in the Multimedia/Games department.. If this is true then we really should not get worked up yet. It would look similar to what they have done a bit now. Look at the Touch Diamond (2) vs The Touch Pro (2) The diamond looks a bit more geared toward multimedia while the TP2 is the workhorse that can also do a lot of the same. Only time will telll and i really think Microsoft is not stupid enough to truely cripple their NEW OS. Windows 7 turned out pretty darn good and we are all liking the upgrades to WM6.5 from 6.1.. Why completely loose faith now?
1. If you want true multitasking you need to be looking at Palm’s WebOs not Window,Android,iPhone etc. Nothing new with this announcement… applications “pause” in the background sounds like current multitasking on Windows Mobile OS.
2. The inability to install apps/cabs/patches etc from the memory card is a big let down. Let’s hope this is outweighed by some other seriously cool features because Windows Marketplace sucks and is currently very limited. (unlike Android Market)
3.Say goodbye to tweaking and theming the Windows 7 Phone! Unless there is some unannounced features that will support adding themes and tweaks.
4. No Flash support???!!! Well again you gotta go to Palm’s WebOs for full Flash 10. (which will be available by the end of the month)
5. The problem with the current Windows Mobile is that it’s just boring and no fun unless you flash a custom rom and or tweak your phone to make it usable. The new Windows 7 Phone better ROCK RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX or it’s going to be a big FLOP!!!!!!
i want XP on my phone… nuff said
@Kane3162 – and no that doesnt mean i want the xpPhone thats out, its trash IMHO
It’s sad how quickly people turn. Windows 7 is an awesome operating system and the most well received Microsoft Operating System I can remember. It hasn’t even been out 6 months and people are already giving up on Microsoft in the mobile market. How about some benefit of the doubt for now? At least wait until they officially announce features before we freak out at least? ZuneHD is awesome so if the phone is a modified version of that (which many many people have begged for) I say we win.
Man after reading this article i am SERIOUSLY thinking about joining the android community. No SD card install, No Multitasking, No backwards compatibility, marketplace only installations. WTFF is going on with microsoft. Are they trying to be like the apple iphone. Are they trying to lose more users. the ONE thing that drove me to WM phones was the versatility and community apps for free. But the ONE thing that kept me from going to android was SLING PLAYER. When slingbox gets their act together and release SLINGPLAYER for Android I’m jumping ship. Looks like the touch pro2 will be the last device i but with windows on it.
“MICROSOFT…STOP TRYING TO BE LIKE MIKE!”
I kinda like the idea of a zPhone. I would almost guarantee it will be “hackable”. Apple tries like hell to keep the iPhone from being jailbroken, and they fail every time. I’m currently really liking Android, but if WM comes to the plate with something awesome I would love to have another Microsoft phone.
Goodbye windows mobile, hello Android!
ok, now seriously – what the hell was microsoft thinking? making an iCrap? I hope that there will be two versions of the system – one for the zunePhone and one for all the others, otherwise go to hell microsoft!
iPhone=Apple. Microsoft=rotten apple. WM7 will shock us!
Wow, Touch Pro2, last WinMo phone…hello Android!
HAHAHA!
If this is true, then after years of allowing WinMo to become a dated platform, their burning it to the ground. I don’t want an iPhone wannabe.
Most of my stuff is already up on Google, make the last few little pushes, then move over to Android.
It’ll be a little sad really. Been using WinMo since the original PPC…
Windows Mobile has one of the Largest followings by Modders of any OS. This has not only drawn in the hardcore “PPC Geeks” but also helped shape the way WM development has progressed. If Microsoft indeed goes the direction stated here, the community of Modders will be lost to Android. Not only has Microsoft failed in the past in marketing their mobile OS abilities to the masses, but now they are simply being followers in the commercial world of “Do what we allow only” mindset of Apple that we have seen with the Iphone. When the Iphone came out, all I could think was,,,hey! I have been doing that for years. Sure, the Iphone pathed the way for ground breaking touch screen phones, but come on…the restrictions Apple implements are ridiculous. There are certainly much better ways to appease the masses then following the proprietary mindset of Apple. /Sigh….time to start looking at Android for my new devices. Go open source or go home. Hell, even Nokia understands this with their recent purchase of Symbian. While the general public has been fooled by proprietary software in the past, the introduction of Android will bring a new era that Microsoft could have been a part of.
Dibbson = Disappointed if no more user customizations and mods
i really didn’t wan’t to see wm7 turn into what has been described,like others say it’s too soon to be determined the facts behind it all but based off what’s been posted that blows!!! i did’t plan on android lol but it may have to be a option@dibbson -
Sad days lie ahead… is it up to the hackers to make this useful much like we did Windows mobile 5+?
No Sd install, No new UI… not going to work! Even android lets you change those things!! Guess its going to be time to mothball Winmo… good thing I already have an android phone!
Unbelievable M$ would alienate their user base with this crap.
I am dumbfounded. Sad day. We will have to jump ship next year :p
this is very bad. that kills all future developing motivation. flashing will be pointless and all user customization wont exist anymore. id never think that the thing that set WM apart will be taken away from the consumers
W0W SOME PEOPLE ARE OVERREACTING. how do we know if this is official? we don’t lets wait till we see it revealed at the MWC before we start bitching, such malditos desgraciados creitinos imbeciles on this comment board
I think its time for me to give up on windows and go to andriod.
TP2 will be my last and final windows phone ..
Google here I come!!!
Windows and their non existing marketplace = FAIL!
Back to upgrading my tp2 with the latest mightyrom. I just hope opera keeps releasing browsers for us 6.X users.
Wow…no UC? As said above, the TP2 will be my last WM device. And I was hoping Mike would cook something from 7 into a projectROM. MIKE – please don’t quit! We love you! 1 million views = you are still the man no matter what WM does to you.
There is a reason I don’t have an IPhone, a Mac or anything Apple and its the same reason I’ve kept with MSoft, Windows, PC’s.
This will eliminate those reasons.. Time to go Linux based I think. IF I want my hands tied in what I can or cannot do with my devices, I may as well go Apple..
This version of Windows 7 = Goodbye Windows
I got half way through that and then the though crossed my mind that maybe it was April 1st but I checked and it’s not. Talk about a step backwards, no multi-task and marketplace only installs are deal killers and I can’t believe Microsoft would be stupid enough to do this. How many companies design their own mobile software for internal use and how many people do not HAVE to use multiple programs at the same time. This seems more like a toy than a tool so lets hope this is fake or 6.5 will be the last fling in my 10 year love affair with my the PPC.
ummm why didn’t i just buy an iphone then? retarded lol … android was on my radar anyway!
I have mixed feelings on this…
On the down side, the thought of not being able to install cabs via SD card absolutely infuriates me, so I’m hoping that’s just speculation and not true.
On the plus side, the Zune HD interface and software is absolutely fantastic and is still built on top of the Windows CE codebase, so I have a hard time believing all the compatibility issues given Microsoft’s usual M.O. of being the compatibility king.
So, what it comes down to for me is that I plan to wait and see what they announce before I freak out and make any decisions. Besides, it’s way too late for them to change their mind based on our feedback. Any changes will cause significant delays and that will kill them even more decidedly than not listening to us whine.
Thank God though that the Touch Pro 2 is an awesome phone that I don’t feel compelled to replace any time soon.
@GoodThings2Life – yep i hope my tp2 lasts forever @_@
This sounds a bit like a failure. On the one hand I am dismayed quite a bit at the no multi tasking support out of the box. But then I remembered that the apple lacked a lot of this and a modest jailbreak easily gave users some extended features; such as installing things via itunes downloaded from other sources as well as spotty multi tasking. I think this is a try before you buy but I want to see this myself feb 15
I am kinda disappointed that they as doing this to winmo. im new to the winmo and love it so far. and i am not looking forward to this update. to make such drastic changes in one update and switch their customer base. they will end up changing it back. or lose all customers they have. because frankly if you want something like an iphone get one. dont settle for an iwannabe.
P.S i hate Apple. and i hope i dont have to go to android cuz winmo is just a subpar apple product
I actually read every comment here before I decided to post. Like many of you half way through that article my blood began to boil, no SD card installs WTF! But let’s use our minds and not our hearts here for a second. MS has made plenty of mistakes in the past with their mobile platform no doubt. But they also COMPLETELY DOMINATE in the buisness category when it comes to mobile phones. Think about it, this doesn’t say Windows Mobile 7 it says Windows Phone 7. Now if MS wants to make an ZunePhone iPhone competitor let’em because they are completely absent in that market. But no professional/business user (or person who likes options 4 that matter) is goin to purchace a device with these kinds of limitations. There’s nothing out there like office mobile, you think this phone is optimized for that? The point I’m trying to make is that the ONLY way this should really affect how you feel about MS or your plans to support they’re mobile devices in the future is if this is our ONLY alternative from them. Which although I wouldn’t put it past them I still think is highly unlikely. But just for the record if this does turn out to be the NEW direction for WM and sprint doesn’t come out the HD2 I will cherish this MightyRom flashed sim unlocked TP2 for a very very very long time LOL.
Originally posted by GoodThings2Life
” Thank God though that the Touch Pro 2 is an awesome phone that I don’t feel compelled to replace any time soon”
Ditto
@Deggree –
after reading your post i calmed down a litte. and i hope that they will release two seperate updates one business one zunephone or whatever they will call it
If all this is true, my prediction is that many of us will be trying to flash 6.5.x onto the shiny new hardware.
I say wait and see before abandoning ship.
Not too worried about this.
Predictions:
2/15/2010 – WinMo7 Unveiled
2/30/2010 – First WinMo 7 themes start popping up on 6.5 ROMS
5/30/2010 – First WinMo7 Rom released. functional, but crippled.
7/30/2010 – .netCF for WinMo7 ported – Hybrid 6.5/7 or some other version of un-crippled ROMS start being released.
8/15/2010 – Refined fast smooth uber ROMS start coming out.
9/30/2011 – First retail WinMo 7 phone released, after a one year delay.
It’s allllll just 1’s and 0’s.
If there are no more user customizations and mods I will not be using their OS.
Hello Android!
i hope this is speculation they are truely cripping wimo if this if this is the case. getting rid of installs via the memory card and killing off the multitasking is killer
i dont know if ill be able to enjoy that at all
im trying not to jump the gun too much but its lookin kinda ugly right now
Why is Microsoft copying apples marketing techniques? Flashy graphics on a very tightly closed system with no room for customization…might as well call this the “Windows iZune Phone 7 Mobile”, they’re gonna have to get pretty crazy with marketing this piece of shit.
@IM0001 – +1
Awful, just awful. I swear im just going to have to go to microsoft and design the os my self…yuck.
Wow… I don’t like what I just read. No MULTITASKING?? No downloads from anywhere but Marketplace??
Guys, this time, we NEED a delay. We need to give Microsoft some time to fix these ridiculous changes!
I am NOT happy. I am not happy at all.
April fools? (even though it’s Feb 6)
I know that’s frustrating for the hardcore users of communities like this who still love WM exactly because of its openness and modability. But the mainstream market has clearly shown they prefer a more tightly controlled experience. I’m not sure what MS will be able to bring to the table that’s anything more than ‘me too’ (although do have a massive ecosystem of other platforms they can leverage . . . if they ever figure out how to do that properly.) I love the Xbox/Zune experience, but I also love the flexibility of WM for power users. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
While reading the article the first thoughts I had was telling myself to calm down and retard my anger. LOL.
Logically this set of specs and requirements makes it seem like it is indeed the media version of WinMo 7 that is targeted at simplifying and dumbphoning the system to appeal to the same mass of people who love the iphone for its simplicity.
We have to remember that if we are reading these articles and our members of these types of sites then we are power users who prefer above all the ability to customize and tweak. Most users sadly are just mindless sheep that goes and does what they are told to do. That is the premise Steve Jobs uses to drive iphone sales. Can’t blame Microsoft for wanting to take a huge piece of that marketshare from them. Just imagine this phone (ZuneHD experience plus integration) placed inside a blazing fast piece of hardware. The average user would jump at the chance at having a media playing phone that is closed and controlled because they just want their simple apps to work when they push them.
Us power users on the other hand should still be looking foward to the business edition model of the WinMo 7 that will allow UC and OEM interfaces like SenseUI and SPB Mobile Shell.
I think Microsoft is basically attacking the mobile marketspace in a 2 pronged attack.
(1) The Zune Phone. The tightly controlled and media intensive experience that resembles the iphone and makes them as simple as they can be for the dummies who want a “smartphone”. Basically the windows version of “Smartphone for dummies.”
(2) The business edition. This will be the edition HTC, Samsun and all other OEMs get to place their UI’s on top of. It will give us all the chance to purchase our favorite hardware and slap our personal favorite software on it just like we are currently doing.
Remember that Apple gets applauded for selling 10 million units of every iphone iteration. So Microsoft figures they might as well produce a comparable version and snatch 20 milion users of the same market.
If what I think is going to be the case (1 & 2 both happening) then its a total win for Microsoft. If the article is all thats going to happen it wil be a success for Microsoft but it will cause the vast majority of power users to jump to Android.
This has to be a joke. Every single solitary thing that makes people want a Windows Mobile phone in the first place they are throwing right out the window (pun intended). Either I’ll stick with my Touch Pro2 for the rest of my life (which will be embarrassing I’m sure in the year 2030) or I’ll be switching to Android in the future.
hopefully this is all a big joke and we can lol later.
WTF!? The reason I stick with WM platform is because I have the option to do what I want. I hope I dont have to install some retarded zune-like program on my computer in order to sync either!
If any of the devs are reading our input, I am not opposed to the marketplace idea, I am against the regulation for what I can have on MY phone
It definitely sounds like the iPhone to me, so I hope there is a “Business Edition” that continues the current technology format. I have a huge investment in pay WM software, so would hate to leave it behind and jump to Android. Of course there are always the hackers here and on XDA who will no doubt jailbreak the new phone so we can have what we want on it.
yea i dont like the sound, but lets wait and see right?
I almost feel sorry for some of you people getting riled up and planning to jump ship over rumors. Gossiping and acting like bored housewives.
no cab installation from the storage card?
no multitasking?
no brains.
i hope it’s released in 2013.
WM6.5 is the last WM OS I use.
I hope this is a really BAD joke. This wont be WinMo anymore. I feel very disappointed even though it’s not official.
I’ll turn Android fan soon
@Eric: Do you see the soapOpera “MAS SABE EL DIABLO” LOL cretino, imbecil, perro asqueroso! jajajaa
I’m going to assume this is a joke. If it isn’t, Microsoft will have successfully shot themselves in the smart phone game, and WM7 will be the last mobile platform they sell.
Here’s why I think this is a joke:
Microsoft got so much crap about Windows Vista not being backwards compatible, they spent a lot of time developing Windows 7 to run XP apps, Vista apps, etc.
It seems hard to believe that they would completely disregard everything they learned from Vista.
Hopefully it’s all just a rumor.
I want to be able to mess with my phone a bit. If this holds true, I think I’ll move to Android.
@Ikonic – i got one too but wish it had snapdragon cpu.
Although the initial leaked specs looks quite restrictive… we must remember this is a Windows phone. I think of these restrictions can and will be “broken” by the geniuses at XDA/PPCgeeks.
You guys who are all freaking out and shouting “IM GOING ANDROID” are a bunch of dweebs. Its a Rumor, Its Still Windows, It Will be hackable like everything else.
Just Chill the hell out and see what comes out when it comes out.. Geez
@IM0001 – IM0001, how the hell do you know it will be hackable? People still haven’t hacked the extended bluetooth functionality into certain WM devices and hundreds of people have been working to get FM radios to work on devices that have it but Windows disabled. I think you’re a bit naive.
so WM7 is in fact a lot worse than WM6.5(6)? no multitasking(why r we going backwards)? Only install via zune app store? those dont sound like windows at all and i call BS on this whole thing
bah, this seems like a pile of breast implants to me…
mightymike, tell us more about the source please… like, what makes his info so reliable? otherwise, i choose to see this as another random rumor.
btw, after all the flack the iphone/ipad got for lack of multi-tasking, do you really think microsoft would dumb down MT features with such awesome hardware that’s due out this and next year?
bad bad bad mistake. I love windows mobile how it was, sure the look needs improvement but no need to follow the lead of the iphone and android os. wtf microsoft yeah the zune thing would be pretty sweet cuz winmo IMO is not a good OS to play music on. oh well guess i hope tmobile gets the iphone rights SOON cuz i am now using my iphone3g i put my touch pro2 to rest BYEBYE WINMO
is there any reputable source for this info. there may be but im just not seeing it anywhere…. right now it just looks like a random collection of details. i appreciate the news but if no source is listed it seems more like a big speculation job
I believe there will be the 2 OS approach, as has been mentioned.
If there wasn’t something coming down the pipe, HTC and others would be a lot more vocal rather than saying they were going to support them.
Why are people claiming they’d just start using Android? Why did you have a windows mobile device if the decision was this simiple [And almost trivial] to begin with??? O_o
@fizzy – Man, I don’t even think any appearance needs to be improved in Windows Mobile. If you want flashy stuff, there’s cabs for that and TouchFLO 3-d. Me personally? I have my Today screen as plain as possible with shortcuts to my favorite apps. Less clicking and finger flicking = getting stuff I need quicker and less chance of a car accident. I don’t want to press 3 buttons and flick my finger twice to play a song. But if you want to, with Windows Mobile the way it is, you can if you want to! That’s what’s so great about it.
It should go all the way to WM6.999999999999999999, but never reach WM7. Just like an asymptote.
To describe the graph of what my statement looks like, graph the following function:
f(x) = 1/(-x+7) ; x ⊂ (-∞,7)
So from what I read here, for those of us that have paid good money for apps, such as copilot and stuff, that is not available on Marketplace, we are just SOL if we upgrade to 7???? Well no thank you. No more windows Mobile device center??? Definitely no thank you. I don’t trust any wanna be Iphone App to be responsible for all of my contact management and exchange syncing. thats alright, I think I shall be sticking with my TP2 with 6.5 Thank god they let one phone with a halfway decent size screen to still have 6.5
Sorry, the equation should be:
f(x) = 1/(-x+7) ; x ⊂ (0,7)
That should account for the numberset ℝ with only non-negative values.
@jmy72 –
I think they’d have an emulator or something down the road like the Pre? Seems a bit logical if any of this is true. And what’s so good about wmdc? All you do is install the occasional programs, sync music and pictures, and browse the device with it. I think they’d add that stuff to the Zune software. They already cover music, pictures, and videos. Apps could be in there too like they have for the Zune HD. Only thing I’d be worried about is being able to access the file system of the device.
@wreiad –
And what makes you think contact management and exchange would be handled through the app store and not the software like wmdc? What sense does that even make?
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this i think is soley for the media edition of wm7 and the professional version is 6.5.5 lol they are supposed to be like night and day anyway!
lol is this true that the rumors are coming from an anonymous tip with no true credibility???? mobiletechworld got the same tip http://www.mobiletechworld.com/2010/02/06/more-windows-mobile-7-rumors-grab-some-salt/
Soooooo…..you’re saying that basically everything I like about WinMo has been taken away {multi-tasking, flash, customization, sd card install, Sense, backwards compatibility}. I call some serious BS! If not, my Touch Pro 2 will be my first and last WinMo phone.
Seriously MS, you’re going to sell more phones by making an iphone clone? How about you perfect your model instead of using another’s model?
my $.02
my fav part about winMo is the ability to customize and play with the insides of the phone. android doesnt leak new builds like microsoft for us to satisfy the inner geek. if you want a phone that is exactly what it will be for days to comec grab an iphone or android. if you want the ability to change your complete interface just for kicks, go winmo.
the tp2 worked great right out the box but we like to get rid of the carrier fluff and put our own twist in. i think those jumping ship are afraid of the new challenges winmo 7 will bring us. yes everyone is going with more app store based stuff (its the new money maker) but who could blame them? i mean $.99 here or there doesnt hurt us but man they make a killing off of it.
im sticking with winmo, i think its just more fun IMHO
please dont let this be true. Come on MS! I don’t want iWindowsMobile. I don’t like Google but I’ll make the swith because it’s Linux based. Xbox support looks good but no multitasking and the complete lock down are deal breakers for me.
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LMAO! Look at these WM Users.
MS wants to go in this direction, And the WM, Apple,BB, Android hating FAns, dropped WM like a hot potato in less than 3 sec. HAHAHAHAHAHA!
This is where Apple Beat WM. Apple fanbois are always loyal and will work thru whatever Apple gives them. We did this to WM for years. We worked on our Phones tirelessly. SO why drop WM now? LMAO! I will not drop WM. I will have WM and Android and Apple all together. There is no rule not to have all.
I know why they will drop WM in less than 3 secs, Bcoz a lot of WM users here, Always use the lack of Multitasking and lack of UI customization to exploit the iPhone. ANd now, Karma is about to bite the idiots right in the ass. They don’t wanna turn out a hypocrite. WHat do they do? They turn to Android to save their Asses. ROTFLMFAO!
Pathetic!
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I posted this in a thread but i wanted to put my 2 cents here also.
Nobody is looking at it from Microsoft’s point of view. Microsoft is a business and a business that’s around to make $. IPhone number 1 selling phone ever. Android most rapidly growing OS, Microsoft wants a piece of the action. Yeah they will lose a lot of ppcgeeks due to open source but they will win back a lot of customers that will take advantage of windows mobile 7 and windows desktop 7 plus zune music integration. If you walk into a mall and you stop 30 people, more then likely none of them or maybe one will have a winmo phone, everbody else will have a blackberry, iphone, android, or regular phone, windows wants a piece of that, is that so bad. This is a good direction for them. Once they get backing from developers then I will come back, but that probably wont be for awhile. There will always be a way to get an app to work on your phone. For instance they tried to block wifi tethering, all you have to do is root and you have wifi tethering.
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How sad to see that Microsoft seems unable to exploit its existing windows mobile capabilities to maximize profit and retain marketshare. Now we must follow the unreasonably restrictive practices of the competition!
I certainly see that we are losing more than we gain with this “evolution”. Hopefully M$ will see that by indulging in flattery through imitation of the rotten apple, some otherwise loyal WinMo fans will venture into taking a bite of the real thing. What is the incentive to stay? There has to be a middle ground!
I don’t want to lose the familiar PPC platform with its endless possibilities, so I don’t see Windows Phone 7 in my future.
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… and this does not mean I’m dropping WinMo. In fact, they will have to pry my TP2 from my cold dead hands!
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Awww fuuuuuuu, I had high hopes for WM7 but this suckss. No ,multi tasking and lack of backwards compatibility for apps hurts.
needless to say i was not shocked when i read the release for the following reasons; please keep in mind, these are all opinion based conclusions so please keep that in mind.
1. winMO is admittedly limited on power saving multi media apps
2. statistically speaking, IMHO apple has beaten MS in overall stability and approval rating
3. winMO there are many things to be desired of winMO6xx hence all the chefs in the world.
4. IMHO the folks out there who have a smart phone for the ‘coolness factor’ are the ones this switch is geared toward.
those of us whom are in the class of ‘power user’ we, or i at least, will continue to use our cooked roms of 6.x.x and the like until some creative individual creates a kitchen for winMO7.
5. as i am not a fan of the Zune, i do not think this is a good move for MS, however, based on the information i gave in 4 it potentially could prove good for MS.
personally, i have been tinkering with android since i switched to a smart phone, as with everything in technology there are pros and cons.
however i stand by my smart phone belief statement.
‘the beauty of the smart phone lies in the fact that if you do not like one rom, there is a chef out there that will eventually make a rom you like.”
to all the coolness factor folks out there, i hope winMO7 is your answer.
for the power users, do not loose hope, as we speak, there is a chef out there, somewhere already designing a winMO7x rom
keep faith all, and thanks for reading
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This is terrible. What are they trying to prove with taking out multitasking and installation methods? And no backward compatibility, so they are starting from scratch. Not a good idea at all.
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All I can say if this is true is I will stay with an older device that supports my apps that I have paid for or jump ship to a Droid.
I would rather have open source over MS locked in.
Sounds like Apple all over again.
Not cool IMO.
Yeah Xbox integrations sounds good but not if we lose everything else.
I really hope this isn’t true. I really like the direction that 6.5 has taken. That doesn’t sound customizable at all. That’s why most of us that like windows mobile stay with it. I think the changes from 6.1 to 6.5 were great! And people need to give 6.5 a bit more credit.
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wow, this sounds awful. they are killing everything that makes windows mobile worthwhile. i’m sure it could be hacked up to our standards eventually, but it would be like starting over from ground zero. I will keep my touch pro 2 for at least another year and after that, who knows.. more than likely a webOS, Android, or Maemo phone with a good form factor will come out (TP2 == god tier), and then I see absolutely no reason to stick with WM.. Why should we all struggle with these hacked up phones when we can have multitasking and open app development and open distribution without having go through so much hassle?
Judging by the outrage expressed here, MS better have some more tricks up their sleeve or they will certainly see 90% of their current userbase ditch the platform for good. Of course, in all likelihood they are actively trying to get rid of us so that they can attract some iCrap users, where they perceive all the money to be. We all know how that will turn out.. If this is the direction they want to go, then we should expect the Windows smartphone platform as we know it to be dead and gone in just a couple of years..
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Even if this is all 100% true it’s no big deal. Think about it for a second, the fact that it ONLY syncs via the Zune software screams ZunePhone. Yes Microsoft can be rather dense at times, but even they realize how stupid a total revamp of the system would be. This is WinMo for those too cool for WinMo. They don’t except all the business user to install the Zune software. You guys really need to think sometimes.
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Damn…if this is true..goodbye windows mobile and Hello android…and do you think HTC will drop WinMo? cuz they like to customize everything with Sense UI… and i love Sense UI…but if this is true then ill stick to my Touch Pro 2 and HD2 when that comes out for T-Mobile…This is really really really disappointing.
I hope MS is doing this just so they can surprise us with something great that will completely blow our minds (with the ability to install from the SD card and Custom UI)…Please be it…or goodbye WinMo
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It’s kind of funny, since I’ve been using Windows Mobile 7 people have been asking Microsoft to disable multitasking in Windows Mobile 5/6. Really, search the old forum threads on any site and look at all the people bitching about the X button not closing the program. Now everyone is complaining about it.
The way I see it is Microsoft does see a few values in comparison to the iPhone. Some of the biggest problems that have always caused problems with WinMo 5/6 is the ability to Multitask taking up memory, consuming battery life and causing device instability due to buggy apps. I guess no one realizes these things come with multitasking when they are bitching about low battery life, slow performance or poor memory management.
It’s not really a bad thing, the average consumer will appreciate the added performance from stability, memory and battery life with Multitasking disabled. The power users, and I can guarantee this, will have a little utility that enables programs to run in the background. I’m betting someone will release on within a week of the devices release. Same goes for installing applications on your own and so on.
I think Microsoft is realizing that the average consumer doesn’t have the ability to understand that a WinMo phone is like a small computer in their hands, they don’t understand running background tasks consume batter when their bitching about battery performance. They don’t understand that 20 background apps consume memory when they are trying to check their email and get an out of memory error. So they bitch that WinMo sucks. If this rumor holds true, this is the reason. Microsoft isn’t targeting the device to just power users, they are targeting it to everyone, novice, intermediate, and power user.
Personally, I’m very excited and hopeful that WinMo7 will be everything we’re hoping it to be. Fast, Stable, beautiful UI with full finger friend capacitive touch and full support for editing/view Office Apps and everything Microsoft.
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I’m with Piper here…
I figure it will take all of a month before someone will dump, reverse engineer and create a customizable and flashable WM7 ROM…
That is if MS doesn’t get wise and put the OS into an unflashable ROM in order to protect their marketplace. That would be unfortunate as it would take us back to the days of the early PDAs which meant you had to buy a new unit every year or two to upgrade.
If there is no ability to flash and install 3rd party software then I will simply go android from then on. I’m not really concerned or too interested in what Win7 will do…I’m more concerned with what the hardware can do because I know if the hardware is good that someone will come up with a replacement OS to let it do what we want to do in the way we want to do it!
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@shoey5 “since I’ve been using Windows Mobile 7″
Where did you get WinMo7 when MS seems to have it all under lock and key?
Just asking.
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@krlosRD – jaja yea but I knew those insults even before it. im not ready for it to end this friday I had fun watching it.
@rootlinux –
Probably a beta tester. Or a typing mistake.
I will believe it when I see it. Most of it makes no sense at all and would be a good idea only if Microsoft wanted to make Windows Phone the least used OS on Smartphones. I highly doubt that’s their objective.
Apple can get away with that kind of crap because, frankly, they have some kind of odd subliminal hold over their brainwashed masses.
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Ok look if microsoft does that it will be hacked in less than month i seriouly doupt they will go ahead with corny plans. I think apple and google are spreading some serious lies to stop the machine.Microsoft is #1
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WTF no flash support ? Don’t get me wrong, flash sucks compared to some newer bases for video but, most places still use it.
I feel in the dark ages with a web browser on a phone that does not even support a 5+ year old video standard..
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ell for one i left Android for WinMo (again), only cause i thought the TP2 was gonna be a big pile of… but now i know thats wrong. I would have to live with 6.1 if i had to, as long as Sprint didnt force an upgrade… guess ill wait to see what happens…
(sigh…)
WinMobile….. goodybye….
Hello Android……
nuff said !
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Why would HTC reference Windows Mobile 7 in the code found in some of the recent sense ROM dumps if it isn’t going to be supported?
@mwalt2 –
I think we need to remember that the hardware manufacturers like HTC can still add whatever software they deem fit into WinMo7 if they want to.
So we will probably still have things like sense and the like. But it may be difficult to install themes and such if they lock out 3pd instalation and force it via a marketplace the way Itunes does
Thats really the deal breaker for me. I don’tmind there BEING amarketplace I just don’t want to be forced to use it to install all my apps.
@Asphyx – +1
This is horrible, who at Windows Mobile approved of this. If that’s the case and I have to pay for all new apps and using completely different software I might as well jump over to ANDROID. What a FAIL by Microsoft/Windows Mobile. Plus Android gives over the air updates…HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! Well, we will see how long my TP2 lasts me before HTC creates a 1GHZ, 4 inch screen, with a keyboard, Android phone on Sprint. Horrible Move by WM if this is true.
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MS is only going to cater to who makes them the most money: the general public who cares nothing about flashing or hacking. They just want it to work. I’m not hating on MS for making this move (it’s the smart thing to do for them) but they need to give us geeks some reason to stick around. Hopefully it’ll be something not covered here.
Personally, if Microsoft is just jumping into the game with an already established Apple and Google, I’d go with Apple or Google, as there won’t be any good reason to stay with Microsoft. But then again, Microsoft may be anticipating this and bank on the non-geeks to take our place. And, they may just come in and dominate, like they did with the game industry. I like WM and I hope they give me something worth staying for…
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No multitasking and no installing apps from storage card… not cool.
Hey if we don’t express our opinions then microsoft will think this is what we want and that is not true. I like the idea of a business edition which is like windows mobile 6.5 with a capactive screen and a dumbfound Iphone version. If this is not true I too will be getting an android as well. Bye, Bye windows mobile. @IM0001 -
This what I found on the web at pcworld.
Windows Mobile 7 to Get Two Versions, Report Says
Ian Paul
Jan 19, 2010 8:00 am
An intriguing new rumor suggests that Windows Mobile 7 may come in two different flavors: a business version and a media version. The mobile OS may come with a variety of different features including an impressive mobile version of Office, online collaboration, high-definition video, Xbox Live, and streaming TV, according to WM Experts, a Windows Mobile news site.
WM Experts is prefacing its report with a hearty disclaimer, noting that its information comes from anonymous sources, and has not been confirmed by Microsoft. So we can’t know for sure that it’s true. But it certainly is interesting.
According to the report, the new versions of Windows Mobile 7 may be released at different times, with the media version coming later, and Microsoft may show off parts of Windows Mobile 7 next month in Barcelona at the Mobile World Congress. However, Microsoft has said it will not be discussing Windows Mobile 7 in Barcelona, according to Beta News. Earlier reports have suggested that Microsoft would announce another minor update to Windows Mobile instead, called Windows Mobile 6.6.
Just Seven
One of the more confusing aspects of WM Experts’ report is the suggestion that Microsoft may drop the moniker Windows Mobile, and simply call the next major iteration of its mobile operating system Seven. That would seem a strange choice, but perhaps Microsoft is trying to line up the PC version of Windows 7 and Windows Mobile 7 into one brand.
Business Edition
Windows Mobile 7’s business edition will reportedly be a basic version of the mobile operating system largely centered around Microsoft Office. There will supposedly be some impressive features including live document collaboration from your mobile device, and the ability to take a photo and automatically embed it into a document you’re working on. The business edition will also be able to deal with some forms of multimedia, such as video, but not to the extent the media version will.
Media Edition
This is supposedly the full-featured version of Seven that will include great features like high-definition video capability, a Zune-like music player, Facebook and Twitter integration from the WinMo homepage, as well as Microsoft staples like Silverlight and Mediaroom. It’s worth noting that at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft announced Mediaroom 2.0 that has as a part of its roadmap the ability to offer live TV streaming to your mobile device.
The report from WM Experts also dredges up the rumor that Xbox Live is coming to Windows Mobile devices. Late last year, Microsoft posted several job postings that suggested the company was actively working on bringing Xbox gaming to the Windows Mobile platform. Seven’s media edition is reportedly a work in progress, and may not be ready until early 2011.
It’s anyone’s guess at this point what Microsoft will introduce at next month’s MWC, but let’s hope we at least get a peak at some of the rumored features for the media version of Seven.
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@kvictor017 –
No MS is going to cater to the hardware manufacturers and carriers…not the general public!
This whole marketplace thing is playing right into the hands of companies like Verizon who would prefer we don’t install any software they didn’t get a cut of on the sale!
As for adopting the Apple Google model I would remind you that it is way more the Apple model than the google. Most of Google software is open source meaning anyone can pretty much change and re-write the code. Sure Google has a central location for downloading and buying apps but the open source nature usurps any monopoly over availability and installation.
If WinMo7 is more like Google I might be less hesitant about using it. But if it is an attempt to duplicate the media monopoly model Apple uses then I wouldn’t touch it!
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@Asphyx – I happen to like trying out the new ROM’s every other day. “Say goodbye to Sense UI / SPB Mobile Shell / Point UI / Infinity, etc, etc”
Maybe it is time to pick up a Nexus!
At the same time I love y WM phone. “Nuts”!!!
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This is a step backwards.. .Why would you want to take away the ability of running your apps from the storage. The phones come with limitted memory as it is. That is why my company go rid of the blackberries…… They got this all wrong… Android phones are great… they will be greater when you are able to run apps from the memory card..,…If MS makes those changes you put in your article I won’t be moving to a Windows7 Mobile 7 phone… I think that will sink the ship for them at last.. besdides it may be better for MS to just kill off the phone OS if they think that Zune os crap is gonna work.
Hmm, I fail to see how this is “promising” news. Looks my next phone will be Android-based, with “Windows Mobile” being turned into a fruit-phone.
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