Windows Mobile 7 ‘Maldives’ test program reportedly on track for Q1 2010 release to OEMs

Ballmer may have wanted it to be out yesterday , but it looks like the initial release of Windows Mobile 7 may now finally, actually be in sight. According to ZDNet Taiwan , the mobile OS is now on track for a release to OEMs for testing (the so-called “Maldives” program) sometime in the first quarter of 2010, and will be launched publicly sometime in the third quarter of the year (or about a year after the release of Windows Mobile 6.5 ) — all of which more or less lines up with earlier rumors of a release to manufacturing in Spring 2010 . If past history is any indication, however, it seems likely that the earliest builds of the OS could be circulating around the usual channels well before that — probably right on the heels of the release to OEMs.

Continue reading here:
Windows Mobile 7 ‘Maldives’ test program reportedly on track for Q1 2010 release to OEMs

This entry was posted in Technology and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. Trackbacks are closed, but you can post a comment.

Post a Comment

Your email is never published nor shared. Required fields are marked *

*
*

You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>