Microsoft claims 6.5 web browsing will be better than the iPhone
Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft's entertainment and devices division, said it had been a "challenging year" for Windows Mobile, but things were set to improve with the release of Windows Mobile 6.5 later this year.
"You will have a very rich browsing experience on [Windows Mobile] 6.5 devices," he told analysts during a recent financial briefing. "It will give you access to more websites than you will be able to get to on an iPhone that will work actively and work well. It really is a much better experience."
Well, I'm not sure about that, but it's nice to see that Microsoft is finally waking up on mobile browsing. Can't wait to get an official 6.5 release.
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Web Browsing on WM doesn't necessarily have to be equated with IE, sure Microsoft is having next gen IE mobile version made up with all the goodies but IE is not the only game in town! :)
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<span style="">Bottom line for me - when I need do some mobile browsing I will never use my BlackBerry, probably not use my Touch Pro - but will definitely settle for the iPhone (although it crashes too often...)</span>
The fact that IE doesn't support the IE8 (desktop) layout engine is a huge minus. Sure, the javascript engine is there, but the layout engine is not!
Ah well, it's still a big step forward. If MS takes another big step forward for WM7 (like a full pocket version of IE8) that would be a very strong competitor to Apple.
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