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Pocket PC: Windows Mobile 6.0 Codenamed Crossbow!

Windows Mobile 5 is the current OS of choice for Windows Mobile users however the next iteration, codenamed Crossbow, has shown its face, check out the full Pocket PC homescreen shown below! It has a glossy title bar and soft keys and will feature Vista-esque folder icons etc.

Pieter Knook, a Microsoft Sr. VP, has commented that Microsoft plan to release an upgrade to their mobile platform yearly which is interesting and could mean a new OS with every yearly upgrade for pay monthly contracts. Knook has also commented that Crossbow will have strong links with Office 2007 and Exchange 12 as well as including the mobile version of Office Communicator, an Instant Messenger tool for enterprises.

Via: MSMobiles

1 thought on “Pocket PC: Windows Mobile 6.0 Codenamed Crossbow!

Windows Mobile 6 "Crossbow" at MSTechToday October 30, 2006 at 5:17 am

[…] I caught this over at Darren Straight’s blog – apparently MSMobileNews.com scored some shots of the new Windows Mobile 6 (known by the code-name “Crossbow”) Pocket PC OS coming later in 2007 for Mobile Devices. […]

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