Microsoft's timeline for Windows Mobile 7 and Project Pink detailed

By on Jan 27, 2010 at 12:02 PM
Rumor January 27, 2010

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In one fell swoop, CNET’s Ina Fried has apparently put an end to all the rumors regarding Windows Mobile 7 and those Project Pink phones. According to Fried, Mobile World Congress 2010 may herald a new beginning for Microsoft as it attempts to win back the smartphone market with the unveiling of Windows Mobile 7. Shortly after Windows Mobile 7′s official debut, Microsoft is expected to provide developers who attend the at the Mix10 Conference in March with information necessary to begin development for Windows Mobile 7. Though an official launch date has not been determined, Microsoft is aiming to finalize the code for Windows Mobile 7 by Summer 2010 with the intent of launching devices in the latter half of the year. As a side project separate from Windows Mobile 7, Microsoft will leverage the technology and talent of Microsoft-owned Danger by developing a new line of consumer phones that will form the foundation for the next generation Sidekick. These new “Sidekicks” will be powered by Windows Mobile and will integrate with Zune and other Microsoft services. They have already been pictured and will most likely not be a mobile phone version of the Zune HD that everyone was gossiping about last year. These Project Pink devices are expected to debut later this year ahead of Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 7 offerings. So it might make sense T-Mobile is looking to can the existing device line…

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  • Jarred

    Wow….no one really cares about Windows 7.

    • Daniel Blois

      Please go away – no one really cares your opinion!!

      • Darwin

        IO care about his opinion. But not yours. Silly boy.

      • Daniel Blois

        Learn English then Talk.

      • Dave

        Learn grammar, then reply.

      • Big Boi

        WOW calm down guys, is it really that serious. Damn Get a Life Dick!

  • The Truth

    Interesting. Hopefully Microsoft can make the next generation of their mobile devices a hit. All the competition will benefit us all.

    • Darwin

      That ship has sailed.

      • rederikus

        Evolution produces faster and better ships.

        ANYTHING CrApple does Microsoft does better. Look at the number of PCs vs. Mactoys.

      • Lee

        What a brain-dead comment. Microsoft doesn’t make PC’s, they make software for PC’s. And the number of PC’s out there has nothing to do with having better or worse products. If it did you would have to say Apple is doing better as they sell more Mac “PC’s” than any other PC vendor individually. It’s just that HP,Dell,Acer etc etc combined all sell more than Apple. Microsoft has more copies of Windows out there because it is installed on computers from many different vendors, it has nothing to do with quality.

      • The Truth

        I wouldn’t count them out. Microsoft has been late to the party on a lot of products and they become successful.

  • parry

    MS need to deliver something different UI for WM. this is good chance to present something new,don’t waste it.

    • Darwin

      New UI won’t matter if is still the same crud underneath. A phone OS with a registry? A start menu? How clueless.

      • supertrac

        You just don’t know how to use Winmo. You’re a noob, you feel confident with that stupid fruit products.

  • Jarred

    NO ONE CARES ABOUT WINDOWS MOBILE

    • Daniel Blois

      No one liked your first post – so you figured you would say the same thing again and maybe someone would like it?

      • supertrac

        I don’t even like his name, it’s gayish. He must be a red neck that only care about his moto flip phone.

    • boomKABOOM

      Another troll, man theres Disney trollsters are everywhere!

  • Darwin

    Nobody cares at all.

  • IscrewedLatoyasmom

    Microsoft, please make this enjoyable and reliable.
    I’m ready to ditch my storm if you make a good worth it phone!!!

  • George

    Where is your liveblog of the Apple event? You really don’t have anything setup?

  • jo23ph

    Hopefully the HD2 gets a winmo 7 update

  • NunyaBusiness

    I NEED a QWERTY keyboard because I actually am productive with my mobile devices.
    Thankfully, HTC, MS, and Google recognizes this and offers hardware for ADULT PROFESSIONALS that is far better than the crap that Apple spoon feeds it’s sheep consumers.

    Everyone knows MS has the better hardware. Hopefully, MS will take this opportunity to release a OS equal to, or better, than Apple’s.

    • Steve

      MS doesn’t make smartphone hardware… so your statement is ludicrous.

      They did design the Xbox and Xbox 360. Great products but both showing abysmal failure rates. I have heard from insiders that in the first couple of years of production the Xbox 360 had a near 100% failure rate.

      As far as hardware from manufacturers like HTC is concerned… well I had a couple of different phones. They both were great when I first got them… then within about 6 months things started to not work (keyboard stopped working, screen had problems, screen rotation stopped working etc. etc.). After the second replacement I gave up.

      Like it or not but Apple has really kicked Microsoft’s ass in the Smartphone market. Doesn’t Microsoft care? Not really. So far the smartphone business is miniscule in revenues compared to the Office and Windows revenues.

      Why did they get of their arse and are trying to turn things around with Windows Mobile 7? Because they realised that mobile devices will severely eat into their Windows Desktop OS revenue over the next few years. That’s a threat to their core cash cows and that’s why they decided to try and catch up with the rest of them.

      Don’t get me wrong… I am not a fanboi of either MS or Apple but I don’t like when big companies sit on their fat wallets holding back innovation. If it was for Microsoft we’d still wouldn’t have multi touch smart phones.

  • NunyaBusiness

    I NEED a QWERTY keyboard because I am actually productive with my mobile devices.
    Thankfully, HTC, MS, and Google recognizes this and offers hardware for ADULT PROFESSIONALS that is far better than the crap that Apple spoon feeds it’s sheep consumers.

    Everyone knows MS has the better hardware. Hopefully, MS will take this opportunity to release a OS equal to, or better, than Apple’s.

  • doublejizzle

    I want Microsoft to succeed but I have had it with them. I may get a Zune HD, but face it, WinMo is broke. I am in no way a fanboy, but I am a disgruntled ex customer. I had a Treo 700w and then a Samsung i760. One ran WinMo 5.0 and then the latter 6.0 and then 6.1 . Honestly, there was very little difference between the two of those and my old IPAQ running 3.0!

    Microsoft is HORRIBLE at making the devices better. While my VZW Droid is not perfect, at least Google has released a couple OTA updates to correct problems, enhance the experience, etc. Microsoft however very rarely, if ever releases any updates for glitches or issues. Instead, you have to buy a whole new phone. I had WinMo for over 4-5 years and the only update I ever remember was from 6.0 to 6.1…….wow…a bunch of nothing. THAT is why they will eventually fail as Apple, Google, RIM, and even Palm continue to innovate and improve while WinMo continues to release the same old stuff and not fix any of the issues.

    • JohnMN

      Be careful placing all the blame on Microsoft for failing at making devices better. Their model for making updates available is flawed so is their UI up through MW6.1. One, they rely on the device vendor to make the updates available. Two, the carriers get to decide if they want to release the update or sell a new phone instead. Hardware vendors like HTC and Motorola are very good at continuing to produce updates for their current devices. Samsung on the other hand does very little in the way of updates.

      An example was the MotoQ. It started with 5.0, and later an updated to 5.5 was made available. During this period Motorola regularly made updates to improve issues with the device and make avalible fixes to the OS the Microsoft made. Motorola then worked with Microsoft produced a 6.0 update for the Q, which Verizon said they would not accept, thus killing the update. I have an in-law that worked on this project at Motorola.

      What does this say about Microsoft’s future in the smart phone market? I don’t know. IF WM6.5.3 is a start, I think they have a start in the right direction. They need to at least match its contemporaries of Android and iPhone devices at release not of today.

      To Microsoft: “The schedule it good, stick to it”

      • doublejizzle

        @JohnMN,

        I can see some of your points however with new reitterations, there has not been much of a move forward. Now that market share has been lost they are scrambling to make something better. Let’s face it, Microsoft was comfortable with it’s market share and made no effort to improve the experience, and now that they are getting dethroned, it is more of a priority.

        I used to love WinMo, but there are issues that need to be resolved like system lockups, outlook not sending mail or having errors and then having to reset your pop 3 info again to get it to work, etc. Those are issues that have been there for years, and instead of fixing those issues, they want to push project pink!

        I don’t have issues with my Droid grabbing my emails, or sending them. WinMo has promise but Microsoft is not addressing what people really want which is a good app store, stability, music, etc.

      • kingfish

        I agree that MSFT has lost marketshare and most importantly mindshare but at least they realize it now and are not turning a blind eye to it. Let’s see what the put out in Spain and over the next few months before we too harshly judge Win Mo 7.

        I am a BlackBerry addict but looking to drop it for Win Mo 7. Yeah yeah yeah Android is nice but it is a niche device and not ideal for business/enterprise users for a number of reasons.

  • R@K(B

    WINDOWS MOBILE 7 FOR PHONE…OH MY GOD

    • boomKABOOM

      YEAH I KNOW ITS LIKE OMG I CANT WAIT!!!
      FINALY WE WILL SHOW THE APPLE FANGIRLZ WHOS BOZZ! GET READY LADYZ!

  • Diablo

    really?

  • magnum

    magnum is gone…

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