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Microsoft Says Less Phones Will Have WinMo in the Future [Windows Mobile]
Gizmodo —
... Peters wasn't clear about the criteria Microsoft was going to use to limit Windows Mobile roll-outs. Will they restrict it to more powerful phones that are capable of running WinMo without the lag (kind of like that Vista ready label, only... actually ready) or is it Microsoft making more of an effort to actually design the OS to every specific phone its licensed on? [New York Times] ...
Microsoft: Fewer Phones Will Have WinMo in the Future [Windows Mobile]
Gizmodo —
... Peters wasn't clear about the criteria Microsoft was going to use to limit Windows Mobile roll-outs. Will they restrict it to more powerful phones that are capable of running WinMo without the lag (kind of like that Vista ready label, only... actually ready) or is it Microsoft making more of an effort to actually design the OS to every specific phone its licensed on? [New York Times] ...
Microsoft Wants to Limit Number of Phones with Windows Mobile [Windows Mobile]
Lifehacker —
Microsoft to wait until February for Win Mobile show-and-tell
All about Microsoft —
... The New York Times got Microsoft to admit what many of us have been guessing for the past week-plus: Microsoft isn’t going to show or talk about what’s next for Windows Mobile until next month at ...
Microsoft to Reduce Number of Windows Mobile Phones
Phone Scoop - Latest News —
... Mobile division, said that Microsoft will reduce the number of phones that run its Windows Mobile operating system. It currently runs on about 140 different handsets. Microsoft believes that by reducing the number of handsets on which the OS is available, it could better combat the competition. It believes having too many devices using the OS dilutes its ability to compete. Microsoft also said that it is in the middle of re-tooling its operating system to better match the competition. more info at New York Times ...
Microsoft to limit number of Windows Mobile devices on the way to announcing something major at MWC 2009
Unwired View —
... However, when you think about how Microsoft will still charge licensing fees to have Windows Mobile run on devices when there are other free alternatives (such as Google’s Android and soon, Symbian), one could infer that a number of others would quite voluntarily leave on their own, anyway.
In any case, Microsoft has definitely taken the right direction. I’ll sure be looking forward to that “major” announcement they’re planning February.
Via NYTimes
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Microsoft To Refocus Mobile Efforts On Fewer Handsets
mocoNews —
... ) plans to refocus its mobile efforts by licensing its Windows Mobile platform for fewer handset models. Todd Peters, VP of marketing for the Windows Mobile division, told the NYT that MS would become more competitive by limiting the number of devices build with the Windows Mobile operating system so its efforts are not "diluted over too many devices". The idea is to better integrate the handset and the OS, thereby pumping more value into the license so manufacturers will have an incentive to continue paying for it. A major announcement is planned for the Mobile ...
Can Windows Mobile Fight Back?
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs —
... platform, Apple continues to sell a millions of iPhones, and Research In Motion's BlackBerrys are getting more popular. So, what is Microsoft going to do for to make Windows Mobile a success? In an interview with the New York Times , executives talked about their strategy for the mobile market, and I think it's a good one for the most part. According to the ...
Microsoft WinMo’s Answer to Competition
SolSie.com —
... system. At present, there are around 140 such devices, from a range of cell phone makers, from Samsung to Palm and many in between….The reason that Microsoft is limiting the number of phones with the operating system is because, he said, “the company does not want to have its efforts diluted over too many devices. I’d rather have fewer devices and be more focused,” he said. That way “we get better integration between phone and operating system”. [Source NYT] ...
Microsoft expects fewer Windows Mobile-powered handsets
Boy Genius Report —
... What do you do when the honeymoon is over and interest in your mobile OS is fading fast? Spin city! In a recent discussion with the New York Times, Microsoft VP of Windows Mobile Todd Peters happily explained that Microsoft has intentions to cut down on the number of Windows Mobile devices that reach the market in the future. Peters’ reasoning for the move: ...
Microsoft testing new strategy for Windows Mobile
PhoneReport v2.0 - latest news, specs, reviews, interviews, and analysis —
... is open-source, which lead to Nokia's Symbian operating system to take the same model. Apple has survived thanks to its sleek platform, and even sleeker user interface, while Microsoft is currently behind in the fight.
There are no signs of Microsoft licensing Windows Mobile as open-source, Peters confirmed that manufacturers will have to continue paying a licence, but he added that based on the upcoming features, "we're going to pump more value into the license".
[via NYTimes]
Microsoft culling the WinMo herd, fewer phones to be offered
Engadget Mobile —
... Microsoft's veep of marketing for Windows Mobile (jeebus, that's got to be stressful job right about now) has gone on the record in saying that there'll be a "major announcement" out of his camp at Mobile World Congress next month, which makes sense -- it's the ...
Motorola Cuts Could Be Bad News for Windows Mobile [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... to the software company’s recent (grandiose) claim that it wants to limit the number of vendors to whom it licenses its operating system. “I’d rather have fewer devices and be more focused,” Todd Peters, V-P of marketing for the Windows Mobile division, told The New York Times, because it allows phone makers to get better “integration” between the phone and the operating system. Sort of like RIM and the iPhone, I guess. Microsoft will make some sort of a major announcement in Barcelona next month. ...
Ballmer: Maybe the iPhone ain't so bad after all
Infinite Loop —
... in the US and over 10 percent of requests worldwide, thanks to the iPod touch. The rest of the piece covers Ballmer's comments on the Zune's performance and the potential for its software to get rolled into a slimming Windows Mobile device lineup . Needless to say, we're skeptical about the Zune, but we'll be sure not to write off these efforts completely as "no chance" of getting anywhere.
Microsoft to Reduce Number of Windows Mobile Handsets
Gearlog —
... According to the New York Times' Bits blog, Peters said that Microsoft is responding to fierce competition in the phone market by revamping its mobile operating system, and—significantly—by putting it on fewer devices. ...
