Looks like a bunch of lucky guys got a chance to look at Microsoft’s upcoming and higly anticipated mobile OS today during the Mobius conference in Seatle. The majority of the event is under strict NDA, but our Italian pals at SoloPalmari posted some early impressions (poorly translated by Google):
Revolutionary, no need to take away: the next version of Windows Mobile, as shown by the leaks and the first screenshots of the new system, the Web will soon be spring, we are faced with an upheaval of the logic of interaction and not just a substantial revision of the interface. The concept of “applications”, as the programs continue to live their important identities, will bend to the principle of “user experience”.
Finally the performance, the fluidity in the display of screens, images and icons becomes a priority. As powerful and versatile Windows Mobile will be next, will never submit to slowdowns and delays in the response. How will, indeed, as they did to achieve this result is not yet technically clear. But developers say Microsoft is certain: the experience of use to forget the “old” Windows Mobile.
Sounds like they were impressed. According to them the only WinMo device that “could” run this is the HTC HD2.
Here’s what Engadget founder, Ryan Block twitted (the tweet has since be deleted it seems):
@ryanblock watching a really amazing demo. Really. Amazing.
UPDATE: Looks like SoloPalmari got asked (by Microsoft?) to take down their post.
Source: SoloPalmari & Twitter
if its true, it sounds promissing.
Well it looks to be true, SoloPalmari took down the whole story. I guess that MS wasn’t too happy about them leaking such information.