Ed Hardy has an analysis of What hadhelds do today & what it holds for us in the future.
Well, does handhelds have to sport full version of an operating system like windows, or can there be a minimal version that does the job. This i hope has remained a question even to the researchers at microsoft. This being the case there would be people who might prefer just one of these, to keep them happy might be microsoft’s take till now.
Here is an excert from the article
Whenever UMPCs are being discussed, someone always asks, “Why should I want one of these? I’ll just stick with my Pocket PC/Palm.” My answer is, “You might not have much choice.”
I got a brief glimpse of the next version of Windows Mobile, and I think it is going to be an excellent operating system… for smartphones.
I was told nothing has been set in stone, but it seems to me that Microsoft is giving up on something its mobile operating systems have had since the beginning: trying to look and act like the full version of Windows as much as possible.
Instead, I got the impression that the upcoming version of Windows Mobile is being designed to make the tasks most often performed on a smartphone easier to do.
While that’s all very well and good, what makes a good smartphone operating system doesn’t necessarily make a good handheld operating system. For example, good smartphone operating systems emphasize doing things one-handed via a D-pad, while ones designed for handhelds should emphasize stylus-based control.
And before you ask, Microsoft has made it clear that the days of there being two very different versions of Windows Mobile will be over with the next version. There will still be touchscreen and non-touchscreen devices, but there will be one operating system for both….
Read the full article at [Brighthand]
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