http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/ Engadget Comments for Microsoft reveals Windows Embedded Compact 7 at Computex, hosts heaps of tablets http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/Jun 2nd 2010 2:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/
its feels wrong, The Windows Mobile platform story from which we have all learned that too many products all with different Ui's leads to a mess, a mess that caused MS to reboot WinMo.

the reason none of these will ever outsell the iPad is cause they are too many from random developers, i'm not saying choise is bad but MS should have a Slate to call its own which it should market like iPads to win.

Their just doing what they do best, release plethoras of PCs with windows, phones with windows and now tablets.

Are they scared?]]>Jun 2nd 2010 2:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/Jun 2nd 2010 3:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/
you mean like android? thats sold more than the iphone?]]>Jun 2nd 2010 3:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/Jun 2nd 2010 3:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/Jun 2nd 2010 3:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/
A magnetic power connector, since these are going to be moved around much more than laptops. Tablets will get yanked from users palms by the power cord much more easily.

A 1280x800 resolution is a must for good HD and book reading experience. The on-screen keyboard will be unusable in both portrait and landscape mode on a 600-line 16:9 screen.

Without an IPS panel, sharing of photos or watching a video with a firend or two on such a small screen is impossible. Your significant other is unlikely to approve the purchace if both photos and movies look bad from her angle.

Any and all cavities, especially in plastic, will collect dirt and fluff from the various containers the devices will be carried in. Likely these deposits will eventually be sealed forever by a piece of chewing gum.]]>Jun 2nd 2010 4:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/
Am sorry, Microsoft is primarily a Software company. They make the software, other companies make the hardware; that's why they never really succeeded in any hardware venture except maybe the xbox and even that, is handled by an external company.

I think what they need to focus more on is getting to work with the best hardware companies and be stringent with them. No crapware.]]>Jun 2nd 2010 7:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/Jun 2nd 2010 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/Jun 2nd 2010 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/
please, stop saying MS has released PCs.

this is your warning.

next time you will be spanked.]]>Jun 2nd 2010 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/
I'm pretty sure that is their business model, you know being a software maker and all. Why should Microsoft get into the hardware business, it's not where their strength lies. ]]>Jun 2nd 2010 3:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/
More Android devices than iPhones were indeed shipped in Q1 2010, but that was the one and only quarter so far when they were ahead. iPhones have been on sale much longer than Android devices, and outsold them in every quarter (bar one) when both were available.

I know that MarketWatch used the ambiguous term "marketshare" in their report, but that word can mean "share of overall market i.e. all devices ever sold" as well as "share of current sales". They should have been clearer. Their press release did not come close to stating which meaning they were using! But they were definitely measuring Q1 2010 sales, not overall market share.]]>Jun 3rd 2010 11:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/Jun 2nd 2010 2:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/Jun 2nd 2010 3:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/Jun 2nd 2010 2:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/
I know, that's what I was thinking. I know some local government agencies use XP embedded for certain applications when the full OS is not needed.

While it seems like Darren is thinking about Mobile OS, I was thinking more along hospital, records, clients, and the like.]]>Jun 2nd 2010 2:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/
My bad for mistaking CE for embedded. Still, I don't see the point of CE as targeted specifically for phones (yes, it serves as the platform for the Mobile).]]>Jun 2nd 2010 3:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/Jun 2nd 2010 2:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/
No. Just no. WinCE 7 has basically nothing to do with Windows Phone 7.]]>Jun 2nd 2010 2:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/Jun 2nd 2010 2:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/
The Windows embedded versions don't run "apps." They run full-fleged software, and are stripped down versions of the OS that they are based on.

Thus, Windows 7 CE has NOTHING to do with Windows Phone 7.]]>Jun 2nd 2010 2:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/
I mean, can I run Photoshop on it? What can I or can't I run on it?]]>Jun 2nd 2010 2:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/Jun 2nd 2010 2:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/Jun 2nd 2010 2:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/Jun 2nd 2010 2:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/applications ( which is software) which is the same damn thing PC OS3-OSX Linux BSD APPLE 1 & 2 Amiga Solaris Unix DOS Java OS/2 Haiku iphone os android webos meemo megoo symbian linux mobile Blackberry OS Every Damn OS on every damn machine made period has run some sort of application/s or app/apps ]]>Jun 2nd 2010 2:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/Jun 2nd 2010 2:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/
Oops. Windows CE 7. Not Embedded. I see.

Still,
Winpho 7 is based on CE 6. CE 7 is different.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Embedded_CE_7.0

@DefPoet
I was originally referring to "apps" in the sense that it is used to refer to apps created for the mobile OS, as opposed to Office 2007, Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, etc, that can be run on Windows Embedded. However since this article is about CE, and not Embedded, my point is moot.]]>Jun 2nd 2010 3:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/"Microsoft offically commented on this and said that Windows Phone 7 is currently based off of Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3 with some features borrowed from Windows Embedded CE 7.0, thus making it a hybrid solution."
Read what I've been saying that WinPho7 being a hybrid. Get it? :rolleyes:]]>Jun 2nd 2010 3:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/obloch/archive/2010/05/03/windows-ce-is-not-dead.aspx here is the proof "By the Way, Windows Phone 7 is based on the Windows Embedded Compact 7 core"]]>Jun 2nd 2010 3:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/actually it is based off of the windows 7 compact core as stated this month here
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/obloch/archive/2010/05/03/windows-ce-is-not-dead.aspx]]>Jun 2nd 2010 3:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/actually it is based of of core 7
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/obloch/archive/2010/05/03/windows-ce-is-not-dead.aspx
]]>Jun 2nd 2010 3:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/@DefPoet

I dunno. I give up. Is it based on CE 6, with features from 7? Or is it based on CE 7?]]>Jun 2nd 2010 3:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/the core is based off of 7 thats the latest info on it we do not know if parts of 6 we're integrated to and probably will never know since MS wants everyone to focus on 7 with this release]]>Jun 2nd 2010 3:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/In theory, yes, it is capable of running large software such as Photoshop, so long as the required components are installed (the installation is very customizable). The issue lies in the fact that embedded typically runs on less capable or less powerful hardware, such as ION, ARM or low-end Atom processors. This means that even though the software environment can theoretically support larger apps, the hardware may not have the necessary capabilities to do so. I hope that answered your question.]]>Jun 2nd 2010 5:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/Jun 2nd 2010 2:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/Jun 2nd 2010 2:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/
Paul Chapel! Same ignorant crap, New Name!]]>Jun 2nd 2010 2:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/Jun 2nd 2010 2:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/
Try early (1996, then 2001, then 2009) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Embedded]]>Jun 2nd 2010 2:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/Jun 2nd 2010 2:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/
Or for CE, not embedded/me headline reading fail
1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010
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It's awesome. Too bad it's already been done by the iPad.]]>Jun 2nd 2010 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/Jun 2nd 2010 2:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/Jun 2nd 2010 2:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/
Microsoft really know how to confuse issues. What is the reason for changing the name? Also all those tablets are running on atoms (x86). Why not at least have some running on ARM - which would produce slimmer machines - seeing as CE supports both x86 and ARM.

Seeing all those atom machine just makes people think this is just a stripped down version of full fat windows 7.]]>Jun 2nd 2010 4:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/
... You're right, they have to cut the confusion.]]>Jun 2nd 2010 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/microsoft-reveals-windows-embedded-compact-7-at-computex-hosts/
Linux, Android, Meego... all are very comfortable with 1080p playback, and HW-accelerated flash on their browsers (coming to Android this month)...

Microsoft let itself go, and ended up scraping Photon (which was a pre-iPhone era OS) and offering the rushed off Windows Phone 7...]]>Jun 2nd 2010 2:45AM