Htc Abandoning Windows Platform!!

[AkshayGenius]

Yes, its true, HTC is officially abandoning the windows platform!
What next?

SOURCE:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/18/htc_new_strategy/
http://forum2.mobile-review.com/showthread.php?t=64741

[AkshayGenius]

UPDATE:
Sources are confirming the adoption of the linux platform or symbian platform. Its most probably not going to take massive shape this year, but by next year we will see a significant change.
^^ Sources

[ItalianTytan]

register article is referring to smartphone platform only! maybe pda platform will remain with MS...

[anonimo]

register article is referring to smartphone platform only! maybe pda platform will remain with MS...

"smartphone" is generally used also for devices with touchscreen...


I think HTC is afraid of MS doing again what they have done with the media players business: they used other hardware vendors to create market perception and later they went for their own product (Zune) with a different DRM and left the "PlaysForSure" clan with cold feet.
Now that Apple has its own branded phone Microsoft will have to have a MS branded phone soon and that could mean bye bye to HTC and the other vendors, so better jump ship before it's too late.

This announcement could also be only a warning to MS; at the moment HTC is practically the only company in the world that could throw a blow at Microsoft: without HTC the MS market share in smartphones would fall to a level of insignificance and they would have to rebuild their mobile phone market share from scratch.

[AkshayGenius]

Btw, is there any other OS than wm6 that we can port into right now like linux or something, I really love trying stuff like this out. Is there any way to put s60 v3 or even linux onto my trinity?

[aZooZa]

Btw, is there any other OS than wm6 that we can port into right now like linux or something, I really love trying stuff like this out. Is there any way to put s60 v3 or even linux onto my trinity?
There's a Linux kernel out there somewhere - iPaQ 3900 was the last device I saw it working on eons ago...

[stepw]

AkshayGenius,

check Hermes forum, haret supports Trinity and semi-bootable kernel exists.
Doesn't boot completely on Hermes or Trinity so far.

[ericlin0122]

hope some good UI os will come out soon!
i really dont wanna buy iphone..... unless HTC can come out better UI os...

[El_Mariachi]

"smartphone" is generally used also for devices with touchscreen...


Not really, in terms of Windows Mobile devices and WM5, you had the Pocket PC and Smartphone edition, the latter of which is on devices without touch screen e.g. HTC Meteor, Canary, Tanager etc.

I don't know if you mean "generally" as in all devices that are smartphonish on the market - you've got a lot that's not touch screen there too e.g. N95.

[anonimo]

Not really, in terms of Windows Mobile devices and WM5, you had the Pocket PC and Smartphone edition, the latter of which is on devices without touch screen e.g. HTC Meteor, Canary, Tanager etc.

I don't know if you mean "generally" as in all devices that are smartphonish on the market - you've got a lot that's not touch screen there too e.g. N95.

With "generally" I mean what you read in market researches. When you read about the Symbian market share that includes both S60 (no touchscreen) and UIQ (touchscreen) phones. Same goes for Windows Mobile.

The term "smartphone" was not invented by microsoft (did they ever invent anything? :) ) and it means "phone where you can install and use third party software beyond java applets" as opposed to "feature phone" where you can only use what is preinstalled in the phone (and only add Java applets).

[AkshayGenius]

So can anybody make an OS which I for ex can put on my p3600 for ex.

[Stingray66]

Yes, its true, HTC is officially abandoning the windows platform!
What next?

SOURCE:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/18/htc_new_strategy/
http://forum2.mobile-review.com/showthread.php?t=64741

HTC has the best position in the market because of the Windows line. When they abandone the Windows platform, they give their market share to HP for example.

HTC also knows that Microsoft integrates everything from Office, Exchange, VOIP, Sharepoint to Live, etc.
Saying one thing and do some expirements with Linux, puts the pressure on Microsoft for nice deals (cheaper OS) for more HTC profit.

[joeonsunset]

I haven't looked for other sources, but, a reading of the article hardly supports the assertion that HTC is "officially abandoning" WM. I mean, the ONLY quote just says they're "looking at" other OS's.

Talk about exaggeration.

[qubit76]

i hope they turn to Linux, any exp coder will know that M$ is a piece of shit when it comes to resources, so look forward to faster, more stable phones. On the down side is the lack of app's supporting linux, but that said, the moment it becomes a reality, I'm there....

[aZooZa]

i hope they turn to Linux, any exp coder will know that M$ is a piece of shit when it comes to resources, so look forward to faster, more stable phones. On the down side is the lack of app's supporting linux, but that said, the moment it becomes a reality, I'm there....
Indeed so! BSD is now a reality on the iPhone - the mind boggles at how the market could look in 12 months. Mind you, I still prefer my Trinity to the iPhone but am particularly peeved that HTC haven't seen fit to officlally release WM6 for it.

[ericlin0122]

LOL

WHY dont they contract with Ubuntu? make something like ubuntu mobile ??

LOL

than Iphone is fucked.

[lmjabreu]

i hope they turn to Linux, any exp coder will know that M$ is a piece of shit when it comes to resources, so look forward to faster, more stable phones. On the down side is the lack of app's supporting linux, but that said, the moment it becomes a reality, I'm there....

If HTC would evolve a bit and embrace the 3rd party app model present on the iPhone, enhance it a bit and add support for fetching data from hardware components like gps modules, not like java, but something like Adobe® AIR™ for mobile devices with offline capabilities, that would be great foe everybody, most of the apps we use are for improving/replacing the poorly designed windows mobile apps&interface, other can be fully replaced by web apps, codewallet for example, imagine it with offline and online modes, sync between both, and you have your passwords accessible on any device or desktop, multimedia editing is also possible using flash and server-side code, like picnik.com, so, it would be necessary to create new apps, but this new model would be far better than the current one, it would also eliminate the need for manual app updating, it would... heh, make cracking impossible, so, good for the devs for that and also for the easier&cheaper development(VS not needed, html+css+flash+javascript+rails[heh :D]), it would also give HTC the freedom to create a sleek GUI(compiz and stuff?) since its easier to replace the linux gui than wmobile, no licensing fees from ms i think.

[readerman]

LOL

WHY dont they contract with Ubuntu? make something like ubuntu mobile ??

LOL

than Iphone is fucked.

Ha Ha Haaaa... I like that

[AkshayGenius]

Lets all bombard the ubuntu guyz with emails demanding a mobile version of ubuntu for ppc and all then finally we'll get what we want!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YEA!

[nealed]

LOL

WHY dont they contract with Ubuntu? make something like ubuntu mobile ??

LOL

than Iphone is fucked.

Funny you should say that. Have a look at this: http://www.wired.com/software/coolapps/news/2007/07/iphoney. In the article it mentions just this: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MobileAndEmbedded.

So Ubuntu mobile coming in October. As soon as a good GPS navigation software release for Ubuntu comes out - I'm trying it.

[Benzin]

HTC has the best position in the market because of the Windows line.

That's right. Commercial is sometimes opposite to good. Windows is the only viable OS from the commercial point of view.

SW Gurues are a minority. It would be nice having more than one OS choice but, to me, Windows is still a must for HTC.

[mdz24cavalier]

Bring on Linux.

[maxstegi]

Maybe something with Android?
Like the HTC Dream?