opinions and other important stuff
NEWS:
Andy Lees will be busy in February. I saw 2 briefings on Windows Mobile (or Windows Phone as it is called nowadays) in 1 press release by Microsoft. I blogged earlier about a possible upcoming announcement on the Mobile World Congress in February. But it now seems to become a reality. This is a snippet of the Press Release published January 27, 2010:
IMHO It is about time we hear an important announcement on the Windows Mobile platform; Zune Phone anybody?
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News:
Yesterday Long Zheng posted a news item on the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (Feb 2010).
Apparently he is invited by Microsoft Australia to visit this conference:
“During Microsoft’s PDC09 developer event in November last year, it was revealed (to the disappointment of many) that Windows Mobile 7 would only be discussed half-a-year-later at Microsoft MIX10 in March.
However as of today it’s pretty much certain we’ll get to see this make-or-break mobile OS first, a month-ahead of MIX10, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona during February 15-18.”
Opinion:
It is clear to everybody that Microsoft is losing ground very rapidly in the mobile space to Apple, Nokia and Google – Windows Mobile 6.5 is nowhere near the appeal that the competition is bringing to the table – something must be done. One could argue that Microsoft is too late to make up for the lost market share – but it would not be the first time that the company is able to show they have the capability to create/conquer a market that seems to be lost to them.
see the full story here….
I wish you and your loved ones a healthy and successful 2010.
(not so) Funny:
In China you can buy a ‘signature’ version of Windows 7 on a USB Stick. The signature is that of Steve Ballmer. WinFuture.de has the story. [More…]
Interesting:
“…Observations on current and future trends…” – Richard creates a very interesting weblog to understand trends and their connections. He also creates a novel trends-map and the 2010 edition is almost ready. [more…]
[thx to Francisco P. for the submit]