Microsoft might Choose new naming scheme for Crossbow
29 January, 2007 Posted by
SolSie As
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Windows Mobile 6 – codenamed Crossbow is rumored to have new naming convention for its different platforms.
- WM Smartphone (Phone with no touchscreen capability e.g., Moto-Q, Samsung Blackjack, etc.) will be call WM “Standard”
- Pocket PC Phone Edition (Phone with Touchscreen e.g., Treo, ATT 8525, etc.) becomes WM “Professional”
- Stand alone Pocket PC becomes “Classic”
Thanks Scott V. for the tip.
[Via: EngadgetMobile]
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More confusing/non-representative/vague naming convention for Windows Mobile? Oh my gosh…And WM6 is not named in line with the version of Windows CE it is built on? When will they ever make things simpler and less confusing for consumers?
I read an article about how popular the product will be depends heavily on how easy people call it. Microsoft does not understand it…
e.g. Compare iPod, Palm to
“Windows-Mobile-PocketPC-Smartphone-Touchscreen Landscape-Phone-Edition-Classic-Professional-Standards”
I personally think its a very bad idea, and like vicott said, will draw nothing but confusion. I don’t see anything wrong with the current naming scheme as it is. Microsoft’s biggest problem with me has always been that they try to be so ‘peculiar’ but in actuality they’re not. If they do decide to conform with this, regardless, I will continue to reference my Windows Mobile device as a “Pocket PC”.