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04-04-2011, 10:43 PM
At the Cellular World Congress present, what Microsoft didn;t roll out is as fascinating as what it did.
During a February 16 press conference in the exhibit (thank you to LiveSide for that Webcast link),Office 2010 Home And Business Key (http://www.office2010key.ca/), CEO Steve Ballmer and Senior Vice President of Mobile Communications Andy Lees informed attendees that the business is creating some tweaks to its mobile technique: It's no longer focusing primarily on organization clients,Office 2010 License (http://www.msoffice2010key.com/), but each organization and consumer customers; and it is no longer thinking of cellular products inside a vacuum (rather it;s now about phones and software program and providers).
Microsoft is rebranding Windows Mobile phones as “Windows phones” — but seemingly is continuing to call the phone operating system “Windows Cellular.” (Yes, Microsoft;s branding strategy still leaves a lot to be desired.)
Here;s the list of what Microsoft did introduce (alongside of a handful of partnerships for Windows Cellular) in the Barcelona cellular confab on February 16:
Windows Cellular 6.5: The next version of Microsoft;s phone operating system, which will appear on new phones starting in the second half of 2009. The Windows Mobile 6.5 release will feature a new, touch-enabled user interface; new home screen; customizable widgets; and Internet Explorer 6.1, the latest version of Microsoft;s cellular browser. My ZDNet blogging colleague Matthew Miller is disappointed in the 6.5 release (he has a few screen shots over on his site).
Microsoft My Phone: A new mobile service, formerly codenamed Skybox, that can “sync text messages, photos,Office 2010 Home And Business (http://www.key-office-2010.de/), video, contacts and more to the Web.” A limited, invitation-only beta is now open. (Microsoft didn;t talk about the roadmap for My Phone, but I hear Version 1.0 launches this fall and Version 2.0 in 2010)
Windows Marketplace for Mobile: As Microsoft describes it, “a rich and integrated marketplace for searching, browsing and purchasing mobile applications from Windows(R) phones or from a PC by simply using a Windows Live ID.” The Marketplace goes live this fall, starting on Windows Cellular 6.5 phones.
Recite: A new voice-enabled application for Windows Cellular phones that allows people to record short notes and recall them using voice search. Recite is now available in technical-preview test form.
Here;s what Microsoft officials didn;t discuss at the indicate, which some have been expecting them to:
Skyline: Another new Windows Mobile service (which may or may not ultimately by rebranded as Outlook Live). Skyline is a service that will allow users to have pushed to them each work and personal mail, contacts and calendar items.
Zune Mobile: The set of Zune music and video purchasing/sharing/playback services that Microsoft is readying for mobile gadgets. Given Microsoft;s public silence on this, I;d guess we won;t see this now until 2010, around the time Windows Mobile 7.0 launches.
Other Pink/Rouge providers: Pink is thought to be the set of consumer-focused services (beyond Zune Cellular) that Microsoft will make available to phone makers; Rouge is the set of business/unified-communications solutions the business is believed to be developing. Microsoft still won;t even acknowledge publicly these codenames,Office 2007 (http://www.office2007key.in), let alone what is part of each and every forthcoming family of solutions.
Windows Cellular 7.0: The next version of Windows Mobile, which I;ve heard will be available on new phones by April 2010.
A Microsoft-branded phone: While a number of company watchers believe Microsoft is readying its own branded phone, I hear that — at least for that next couple of years — there won;t be a Microsoft-branded phone coming to market. Microsoft is working on a chasis reference design but,Office 2007 Professional Plus Key (http://www.office2007-key.us), at least for that near term, Microsoft is leaving the smartphone manufacturing and branding to its phone partners. Do expect Microsoft to do more joint R&D and investment on Windows phones (like it announced on February 16 with LG), however.
During a February 16 press conference in the exhibit (thank you to LiveSide for that Webcast link),Office 2010 Home And Business Key (http://www.office2010key.ca/), CEO Steve Ballmer and Senior Vice President of Mobile Communications Andy Lees informed attendees that the business is creating some tweaks to its mobile technique: It's no longer focusing primarily on organization clients,Office 2010 License (http://www.msoffice2010key.com/), but each organization and consumer customers; and it is no longer thinking of cellular products inside a vacuum (rather it;s now about phones and software program and providers).
Microsoft is rebranding Windows Mobile phones as “Windows phones” — but seemingly is continuing to call the phone operating system “Windows Cellular.” (Yes, Microsoft;s branding strategy still leaves a lot to be desired.)
Here;s the list of what Microsoft did introduce (alongside of a handful of partnerships for Windows Cellular) in the Barcelona cellular confab on February 16:
Windows Cellular 6.5: The next version of Microsoft;s phone operating system, which will appear on new phones starting in the second half of 2009. The Windows Mobile 6.5 release will feature a new, touch-enabled user interface; new home screen; customizable widgets; and Internet Explorer 6.1, the latest version of Microsoft;s cellular browser. My ZDNet blogging colleague Matthew Miller is disappointed in the 6.5 release (he has a few screen shots over on his site).
Microsoft My Phone: A new mobile service, formerly codenamed Skybox, that can “sync text messages, photos,Office 2010 Home And Business (http://www.key-office-2010.de/), video, contacts and more to the Web.” A limited, invitation-only beta is now open. (Microsoft didn;t talk about the roadmap for My Phone, but I hear Version 1.0 launches this fall and Version 2.0 in 2010)
Windows Marketplace for Mobile: As Microsoft describes it, “a rich and integrated marketplace for searching, browsing and purchasing mobile applications from Windows(R) phones or from a PC by simply using a Windows Live ID.” The Marketplace goes live this fall, starting on Windows Cellular 6.5 phones.
Recite: A new voice-enabled application for Windows Cellular phones that allows people to record short notes and recall them using voice search. Recite is now available in technical-preview test form.
Here;s what Microsoft officials didn;t discuss at the indicate, which some have been expecting them to:
Skyline: Another new Windows Mobile service (which may or may not ultimately by rebranded as Outlook Live). Skyline is a service that will allow users to have pushed to them each work and personal mail, contacts and calendar items.
Zune Mobile: The set of Zune music and video purchasing/sharing/playback services that Microsoft is readying for mobile gadgets. Given Microsoft;s public silence on this, I;d guess we won;t see this now until 2010, around the time Windows Mobile 7.0 launches.
Other Pink/Rouge providers: Pink is thought to be the set of consumer-focused services (beyond Zune Cellular) that Microsoft will make available to phone makers; Rouge is the set of business/unified-communications solutions the business is believed to be developing. Microsoft still won;t even acknowledge publicly these codenames,Office 2007 (http://www.office2007key.in), let alone what is part of each and every forthcoming family of solutions.
Windows Cellular 7.0: The next version of Windows Mobile, which I;ve heard will be available on new phones by April 2010.
A Microsoft-branded phone: While a number of company watchers believe Microsoft is readying its own branded phone, I hear that — at least for that next couple of years — there won;t be a Microsoft-branded phone coming to market. Microsoft is working on a chasis reference design but,Office 2007 Professional Plus Key (http://www.office2007-key.us), at least for that near term, Microsoft is leaving the smartphone manufacturing and branding to its phone partners. Do expect Microsoft to do more joint R&D and investment on Windows phones (like it announced on February 16 with LG), however.