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There are occasions when we break back compat but we usually do so oniously to meet another strategic need, for example, moving to Windows Mobile 5.0 we moved the Outlook databases to a new data store which was better optimized to run from flash store. While the Outlook APIs were updadted to point to this new data store and provide app transparency, some apps had were accessing the database directly and hence needed to be updated. We contacted lots of ISVs about this prior to the 5.0 launch to let them know what had changed and how to fix it.

Sometimes our developers forget that ISVs have resource constraints and ship schedules as well. It's always useful for me to have real war stories from ISVs who have been affected by back compat issues to illustrate the pain we risk putting ISVs through when we make changes.

Feel free to mail me. My e-mail address is my full first name followed by the first two letters of my last name at microsoft.com.]]>Oct 9th 2006 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/Oct 9th 2006 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/Oct 9th 2006 9:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/
The biggest issue may be with WM5 or it may be just with Voice Command. I had to use a registry hack to allow dialing by BT but it isn't as accurate as it needs to be.]]>Oct 9th 2006 9:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/maybe i will actually pick one up when it comes out]]>Oct 9th 2006 10:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/(at this point in time on WM5 you can only see the battery meter when on the home screen.)]]>Oct 9th 2006 10:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/Oct 9th 2006 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/Oct 9th 2006 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/Oct 9th 2006 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/Oct 9th 2006 10:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/
Pocket breeze... it'll do.]]>Oct 9th 2006 11:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/ Gee...thanks Microsoft...glossier icons. Just what I needed. Now how about...

- Task Manager
- Device Manager (ie soft eject for CF/SD)
- Always visibly battery meter
- CLI
- DOS/Windows emulator
- Higher RAM requirement (Not usage! REQUIREMENT. Make those OEMs put a decent amount of ram in there)

Thank you...

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Have you ever actually used a PalmOS device ? They're more stable than all winmobile version.

Of course if you install bad programmed application, the application crash ... like in other plateform ...

There are more application avaible on PalmOS ... so, there are more poor application too ....]]>Oct 9th 2006 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/Oct 9th 2006 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/Oct 9th 2006 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/Oct 9th 2006 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/
I recommend all my clients buy SPB Pocket plus - for better battery status display and the ability to customize the desktop.

I recommend all my clients who didn't get voice command on their phone to purchase it. Should have been part of the OS in my opinion. I know it could be sold seperately but you can be sure the Iphone will have it as part of the OS and then Windows will follow - why not just be a stand up company and do it now instead of always waiting for the competition to do something first?]]>Oct 9th 2006 3:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/Oct 10th 2006 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/
The WM team has to develop a standardised drive abstraction layer and stop tinkering with it and then build new OSes to it so that Microsoft can sell OS upgrades, rather than relying on the hardware makes to do it - because here's the thing - MS is putting the onus on the group with the least to benefit from offering a firmware upgrade.

They'd rather the customer just buy a new PDA - that's where THEY make their money. But MS makes their money on any OS sale - whether that's in a new PDA or in a firmware upgrade.

I'm sticking with my WM4 Pocket Loox 720 until either something so fantastic that I have to get it comes along (which is unlikely since the Loox has almost everything you can put into a PDA except for integrated GPS, and I have a BT GPS), or until Microsoft comes up with a way to upgrade OSes without involving the PDA makers.]]>Oct 9th 2006 3:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/
"For me, the big issue is decoupling hardware and OS dependency. Right now, the only way to get an upgrade for most WM PDAs is to buy a new PDA.

The WM team has to develop a standardised driver abstraction layer and stop tinkering with it and then..."]]>Oct 9th 2006 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/Oct 9th 2006 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/Oct 9th 2006 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/09/windows-mobile-crossbow-in-the-wild/No digg]]>Oct 9th 2006 11:34PM