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Microsoft holding a “funeral” for the iPhone after launching the Windows Phone 7 (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It seems you're confusing Windows Phone with Windows Mobile. They really are (were) separate products with minimal overlap

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yeah, I used the wrong marketing names. They kept changing the name every few years Windows CE, Palm sized PC, PocketPC, Windows Mobile, Windows Phone. I switched to Android after Windows Mobile. My point was they didn't have to be separate. Windows CE with data came out 9 years before the iPhone. There was a large market of apps. I had a Philips Nino in 1998. It had voice recognition for simple tasks ("Nino dial Chris") and a cf slot to add features like a modem.

There were third party skins for Windows CE that added finger friendly touch so you didn't need the stylus for most things. Windows and Office were successful because they never threw out everything and started over. https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-never-do-part-i/