Is Microsoft Stepping Up?
I recently wrote a post about the increasing pressure Microsoft is experiencing with their Windows Mobile OS from heavy-hitting players like Google and Apple. Looks like Microsoft is taking the threat seriously and has just launched the new Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system. Microsoft expects partners to deliver more than 30 phones worldwide that use the new OS by the end of 2009.
Here are some feature highlights from the Microsoft Press site:
- A new enhanced Windows Live experience with What’s New feeds and improved Windows Live photo sharing across major social networking sites (such as Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and Flickr)
- A best-in-class e-mail experience and the ability to manage multiple accounts right from their phone with Outlook Mobile and Exchange Server synchronization
- The ability to use PowerPoint and open and edit Word and Excel documents from their phone with Microsoft Office Mobile
- The power to sync files on the phone through Windows Live Media Manager and play media files seamlessly with Windows Media Player
- A redesigned Windows Internet Explorer mobile browser with Adobe Flash Lite2 that brings the mobile Web browsing experience closer to what people have come to expect from their PC
Android has also been in the news, as Google and Verizon have announced a partnership that will see Android increase its growing market share. As for Apple, iPhone OS 3.1 was just released in September, but Apple’s commitment to dominating the smartphone market is readily apparent. And Nokia’s Symbian and Research In Motion’s Blackberry seem firmly entrenched in the number one and two spots respectively.
Looks like Microsoft isn’t going to go down quietly though…
To read the Microsoft’s full press release, click here.
Posted by Mark Sieve