Steve Ballmer: Windows Mobile should be on version seven by now
Ballmer angry on Windows Mobile progress
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26 Sep 2009, Iain Thomson , V3
In an unusual step Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has been criticising his own products, notably Windows Mobile.
Ballmer said at Microsoft's Venture Capital Summit that Windows Mobile should be on version seven by now and that the company had "screwed up", according to one participant.
Journalists are banned from the event but venture capitalist Paul Jozefak sent a tweet from the event floor during Ballmer's address to delegates.
"Ballmer said they screwed up with Windows Mobile. Wishes they had already launched WM7. They completely revamped the team," the message read.
Windows Mobile 6.5 is due out in October and Microsoft hopes to get version seven out by next year, according to company executives.
Windows Mobile is facing something of a crisis after Motorola and Palm decided to stop producing handsets using the operating system, while Apple and RIM have growing market share in the crucial smartphone market and Intel's Moblin system will be coming online soon.
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Do you agree?
This has been a fatal mis-step on MS's part.
It looks like WM 7 may be DOA. With RIM, Android, iPhone and Palm already doing well (not to even mention Symbian), WM 7 may be too little way too late.
WM will come to market 3 years after the iPhone and will have a market share of 0 units. Platforms like the iPhone/iPod Touch will have a market share of 100+ MILLION units. RIM even more. Android and Palm will each have many million of delivered units.
WM 7 may have had a good chance had it been released 8 months back but now....???
Posted by Steve, 26 Sep 2009
WM7 Should Be Out Already
Truth is that Ballmer should be out already. Get rid of the mad man in charge & perhaps M$ has a chance of surviving.
Posted by Rex Alfie Lee, 30 Sep 2009