“The strategy would replace the Windows CE core used in Windows Mobile, Windows Phone 7 and Zune HD with the same Windows NT foundation that has persisted even up to Windows 7,” Electronista reports. “A graphics layer known as Experiment 19 would scale the experience down to handheld sizes.”
Electronista reports, “How soon it would launch, or if it would launch at all, is a mystery. Sources have told ZDNet that Microsoft might not necessarily require a whole architecture change and could instead tell Windows Phone 7 developers to simply focus on Silverlight, which runs on top of Windows CE and can be ported to the desktop without necessarily having to restart the app from scratch.
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: This is an excellent direction for Microsoft to proceed. We like their strategy. We like it a lot. Don’t forget the Registry now, ya hear?
May Steve Ballmer remain Microsoft CEO for as long as it takes!
this would be the best mistake ever!!! Oh I can’t wait!!! Please MS , Please do this!!!!
Windows was not built for this- not even close to a scalable model. I agree with MDN- I “like” their strategy, I like it alot.
Talk about natural disasters….
Great idea Microsoft. I think they should pour billions and billions into this and launch it as soon as possible!!!
It’s not exactly a ‘secret’ project if Electronista is reporting about it now is it?
I think that it sounds great. It only took them 8 years to come out with an OS that didn’t completely suck.
Windows Mobile will continue to be in the “other” category when they show mobile market share.
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Build us a window into Virus,Trojan & Rootkit Hell! will you? I miss tinkering with my mobile phone the way I used to with my Windows PC.
HAVE @ IT! Now can we expect THE PINK SCREEN OF DEATH for the mobile space? This is getting comical.
Gosh……sounds like……what was the name of it……a California company. You know, the one where they threw out the Founder, and then they almost died. Then they hired him back. He was leading the company forward. Then he almost died. They created a operating system that their phones, desktop, and servers use. And I think they also have some sort of magical device that sold a million units in a month as well. They did something similar…..a core OS foundation through out all its devices…
A good laugh! Why this has to be a secret? That is the same revolutionary dinosaur innovation thinking they had all along.
I like their strategy too!
“Experiment 19”? Oh. My. God. Who the heck comes up with these names!!!
I really like the idea, but i wonder if i will get tons of virus on my phone… not good, if by that i lose all the contact information, would my phone crash too?
Ovi.
http://www.dreamwalkmobile.com
Experiment 19 brought to you by Microshaft from Area 51.
The bigger question is what happened to Experiments 1-18? Is there a Beergarden close to the Redmond campus?
I’m with ericdano on this one.
They’re basically trying to do what Apple has been doing: building the same OS core into all their devices, but with differing functionality for each device. The problem I see with this is that the core of Mac OS X (UNIX) seems to be very scalable, where the Windows NT core does not.
Seriously, MS, get it working perfectly in the desktop form before you inflict your pile of shit on every other type of device out there.
“Experiment 19”? I think they meant “Plan 9” – the story of what’s going on at Microsoft today sure wouldn’t seem out of place in a disjointed Ed Wood movie.
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That is just it. Microsoft, once again wants to follow Apple step by step. If there current strategy did not work, no problem, follow Apple’s lead. The only problem is that Apple has like 12 year head start.
Thats a scary thought. That crap will not float. More like Mistake19…
Their desktop OS sucks, so they decide to spread it to their mobile devices too?!?!
It’s like they don’t even know they’re becoming irrelevent.
Oh, and whose idea was it to name this “secret” Microsoft project after Snow Leoaprd’s new fixed-width font?
@my MacBook
Bingo.
Does MS have to cancel another vaporware project to work on this one?
Plan 19 From Orifice Space
Misery, and mobile-misery. Sounds like a plan!
I can’t wait to enter 25 digits to activate my phone when I get it.
And then install genuine advantage. Free access to shareware is always a good incentive to load big brother software.
I will equally excited to click the Start Button with my stylus when I want to answer, make, or ends calls.
And I can’t wait to install my favorite Anti-Virus app and put that mini CPU to work. No sense in having it not do anything while the phone is in standby.
And don’t forget about the awesome Aero interface! Apple completely fails because they don’t have overly shiny see through buttons on the iPhone! Who cares if it’s slow, it’s awesome to look at and that’s what counts!
This will rush in a new era of smart phones for sure. I’m already standing!