Microsoft switches up names for Windows Mobile 6
By Chris Ziegler 
posted Jan 29th 2007 12:54PM
posted Jan 29th 2007 12:54PM
Some of us are still trying to keep straight in our brains the difference between Windows Mobile Smartphone, Pocket PC, and Pocket PC Phone Edition devices, but with the impending arrival of Crossbow, that ship has apparently sailed. In the realm of new Windows releases, Vista has obviously been garnering the lion's share of the attention, but Windows Mobile 5 is about to ride off into the mobile platform sunset in favor of Windows Mobile 6 -- codenamed the aforementioned Crossbow -- and the naming convention to differentiate between its various flavors is riding with it. Smartphone (read: phones without touchscreens) is rumored to be replaced by the slightly less colorful "Standard," Pocket PC Phone Edition becomes "Professional," and the plain ol' Pocket PC becomes "Classic," perhaps to reflect the fact that phoneless Pocket PCs have been all but shunned to niche markets in recent years. With all due respect to Microsoft and its hardware partners, they could call it "The Stopgap Version To Hold Us Over Until Photon" for all we care; let's just get some product moving in the pipeline, eh?
"Smartphone (read: phones without touchscreens)"
that line made me realize why my phone (8125) isn't a smartphone,but a pocket pc phone edition phone (pda phone?) thanks!
"that line made me realize why my phone (8125) isn't a smartphone,but a pocket pc phone edition phone (pda phone?) thanks!"
Your phone is a smartphone, it just isn't a Microsoft Windows Mobile Smartphone Edition smartphone.
Smartphone (capital S) is a brand name for Microsoft's smartphones without touchscreens. While, smartphone (small s) is a generic term for all phones running an open operating system capable of running native 3rd party applications.
Pocket PC, PDA phone and smartphone are all acceptable terms for your 8125. :)
" 'The Stopgap Version To Hold Us Over Until Photon' for all we care; let's just get some product moving in the pipeline, eh?"
... that kind of analysis is what keeps me coming back to this site, even when I have better things to do. Hillarious!
i had to convince the guy at cingular customer service my 8125 was a smartphone to get the cheaper unlimited data rate also....