Windows Mobile 7 chassis concept confirmed by Microsoft, not detailed
We still don't know what it looks like or when exactly it'll arrive -- rough estimate sometime in 2010 -- but Windows Mobile 7's being given special care by Microsoft with a chassis concept of "carefully defined hardware specifications" for hardware vendors, according to James McCarthy. As for what those specs are and how strictly it'll enforce adherence, we're still in the dark. If it's anything like what we saw with the rumored "Pink" specs from back in May, we're not too worried. Of course, it's in Microsoft's hands to screw up, and if they say it's okay to see StrongARM chips in WinMo 7 devices, someone'll do it, and we gotta imagine some negative vibes towards the mobile OS in general should someone ever have to manage a handset like that.[Via WMPowerUser]
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yaniv.chokron @ Sep 11th 2009 8:42AM
Its about time they restrict what hardware the OS goes on.
Its the reason the platform works so horrid. How can you put a "windows" experience on a 200Mhz CPU?
Come on now! I for one would love to see Redmon grow some juevos and say "You want to put a premium product on your hardware? It better be premium hardware".
hyperplus @ Oct 3rd 2009 11:26PM
Wow! That's is really a comment most people don't realize about Microsoft (except for Vista & Me)...
"You want to put a premium product on your hardware? It better be premium hardware"."
But I totally agree what an assume experience if they could limit the hardware.
Anyone knows that ratio of hardware Apple supports vs Microsoft? Ouch!