Windows Mobile 5.0 == Windows Mobile 2005?

Windows Mobile 5.0 == Windows Mobile 2005?

• Kolja

  MS naming conventions for mobile products is all over the place, even the OS has gone from PPC2003 to WM5.0, and that's not even including the differently named versions of CE which other OS's derive from, it's all very confusing and hard to know what anyone is talking about.

  please...

  1. Stop re-naming products, it's confusing.

  2. Either number according to year OR sequentially, not both!

  
  

• Doug DeBug

  What Ilya said is very true however some companies refer to WM 5.0 as WM 2005 - no idea why, wish they would stick to the official product name to stop making themselves and customers confused
  
  

• Metaferia

  Thank you Manav,

  mgaur_MSFT wrote:

  Below should clarify few things for you: Windows CE is the embedded real-time operating system used inside small devices e.g. controllers, GPS devices etc. Windows CE versions are 4.0, 4.2, .., 5.0 and upcoming 6.0 and so on Windows Mobile is the operating system for phones and pocket PC. Windows Mobile OS is built over top of Windows CE and tuned for smartphones or pocket pcs as the case maybe. Windows Mobile versions are PocketPC 2003, SmartPhone 2003, Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone, Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC There is no such thing like Windows Mobile 2005 - if a device manufacturer is refering to such name than they're adding to the confusion. They're not using the official names. They might be meaning Windows Mobile 5.0 but thats an assumption. Related Links: http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/windowsmobile/default.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/windows/embedded/default.mspx Hope this helps Manav

  Your reply is very informative. But from the URL you provided, I can not find,

  1. Windows Mobile is built on top of Windows CE;

  2. Windows Mobile is of two types of products -- smart phone edition and pocket PC edition.

  regards,

  George

  
  

• Michael_Giagnocavo

  They are not the same as there's no such product as "Windows Mobile 2005", official product name is “Windows Mobile 5.0”.

  
  
  

• Senthil.P

  Below should clarify few things for you:

  • Windows CE is the embedded real-time operating system used inside small devices e.g. controllers, GPS devices etc.
  • Windows CE versions are 4.0, 4.2, .., 5.0 and upcoming 6.0 and so on
  • Windows Mobile is the operating system for phones and pocket PC. Windows Mobile OS is built over top of Windows CE and tuned for smartphones or pocket pcs as the case maybe.
  • Windows Mobile versions are PocketPC 2003, SmartPhone 2003, Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone, Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC
  • There is no such thing like Windows Mobile 2005 - if a device manufacturer is refering to such name than they're adding to the confusion. They're not using the official names. They might be meaning Windows Mobile 5.0 but thats an assumption.

  Related Links:

  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/windowsmobile/default.aspx
  • http://www.microsoft.com/windows/embedded/default.mspx

  Hope this helps

  Manav

  
  
  

• Adrian Slack

  Thank you very much Ilya!

   

   

  Ilya Tumanov wrote:

  Here's the link for embedded products, list of products is on the left. Note Windows CE is... just a Windows CE. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/embedded/default.mspx

   

  After reading the web site, I am more confused. :-)

   

  I think my previous understanding is wrong. There is no Windows Mobile 2005, no Windows Mobile 5.0 -- only Windows CE 5.0. Is that right

   

  BTW: I have bought a device which is running "Windows Mobile 2005" as in the manual. I am confused because Microsoft does not provide SDK for Windows Mobile 2005, but only 5.0 -- such is the initiative of my question.

   

   

  regards,

  George

  
  

• bitbonk

  Thank you Anarchy,

  Anarchy wrote:

  MS naming conventions for mobile products is all over the place, even the OS has gone from PPC2003 to WM5.0, and that's not even including the differently named versions of CE which other OS's derive from, it's all very confusing and hard to know what anyone is talking about. please... 1. Stop re-naming products, it's confusing. 2. Either number according to year OR sequentially, not both!

  I fully agree with your points. Do you have any links from Microsoft which clarifies that the naming of the product is Windows CE 5.0 other than Windows Mobile 2005

  regards,

  George

  
  

• Rick_in_Alpharetta

  Well - you've to dig into documentation and technical articles on MSDN to find that out.
  
  

• lagu2653

  yes I believe so.
  
  

• Ecrofirt

  Thank you Ilya!

  Ilya Tumanov wrote:

  They are not the same as there's no such product as "Windows Mobile 2005", official product name is “Windows Mobile 5.0”.

  Are there any official documents dealing with this point -- no Windows Mobile 2005, only Windows CE 5.0

  regards,

  George

  
  

• Cyber Junkie

  Thank you ahmedilyas!

  ahmedilyas wrote:

  What Ilya said is very true however some companies refer to WM 5.0 as WM 2005 - no idea why, wish they would stick to the official product name to stop making themselves and customers confused

  Are there any official documents illustrating this point (no Windows Mobile 2005, only Windows Mobile 5.0)

  regards,

  George

  
  

• canaux

  I don't see where you going with this thread and how it's related to development, so I'm going to close it as off topic. If you have further questions on that, please post them to relevant NG:

  http://support.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.aspx

  Closing as off topic.

  
  
  

• dave987432987

  Here's the link for embedded products, list of products is on the left. Note Windows CE is... just a Windows CE.

  http://www.microsoft.com/windows/embedded/default.mspx

  
  
  
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