Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 17th Dec 2007 22:15 UTC
PDAs, Cellphones, Wireless To counter the success of the iPhone, Microsoft is revamping its mobile operating system, according to Ars Technica. "Never one to back down from a challenge, Microsoft is busily preparing both a minor UI refresh (Windows Mobile 6.1) and a major new release of the operating system (Windows Mobile 7.0). A gallery of screen shots from the 6.1 refresh compiled by Boy Genius shows an emphasis on simplification: the screens are more task-oriented and have less clutter than their immediate predecessor. A new and clearer font adorns the UI, and new features such as zooming, copy and paste in Internet Explorer, and auto-configuring ActiveSync for e-mails are sure to be welcome additions to the platform. In addition, Microsoft is making it easier (and more Windows-like) to switch tasks by adding a standardized task manager to the platform."
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by mono on Tue 18th Dec 2007 10:17 UTC
mono
Member since:
2005-10-19

Boot Camp for iPhone!

Honestly. How can anybody say "copying the iPhone"? The iPhone platform is very young, Apple had to copy everything from other companies (including Microsoft).

Edited 2007-12-18 10:19

RE: idea
by rb2k on Tue 18th Dec 2007 13:16 in reply to "idea"
rb2k Member since:
2007-11-06

OSX isn't very young...

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by mono on Wed 19th Dec 2007 13:39 in reply to "RE: idea"
mono Member since:
2005-10-19

"OSX isn't very young..."

The iPhone version of OS X is very young (GUI borrows a lot of things from other solutions).

Edited 2007-12-19 13:41

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