Microsoft lets Origami secret slip

Bob Russell · 03-02-2006, 04:30 PM

Now we know: Origami = Mobile PC with XP! That also means that it's probably very closely tied to the UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC) initiative which is supposed to be rolling out actual products this month.

How did the secret get out? Embedded data in the web page. Unwanted metadata in documents keeps popping up where you least expect it - and where you least want it. There have even been US Government documents on how to "cleanse" documents of private information and past change histories, etc.

Well this time, Microsoft slipped up on its web page by including the following text, "Origami Project: the Mobile PC running Windows XP." So instead of announcing it at the CeBit trade show end of next week, we got a "secret accidental stealth announcement." But Microsoft may not be unhappy about it because they are getting a lot of interest this way. When you just announce something it's boring. But people think they got information that you didn't want them to have it becomes exciting!

Did they plan it that way? I doubt it, but it's sure possible. And even without any special tricks, they've sure got my interest!

Read the whole scoop at News.com.

jah · 03-03-2006, 04:06 AM

Interesting that WM5 is not seen as suitbale for Origami. What does this tell us about the future of WM5?

Laurens · 03-03-2006, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by jah

Interesting that WM5 is not seen as suitbale for Origami. What does this tell us about the future of WM5?

Well, this is more a variation of the tablet PC and not necessarily the next step in handheld computing. At least that's the way I see it.

But the question remains: will we see Ultra Mobile PC technology replace Windows Mobile in the long term?

Jaapjan · 03-03-2006, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Laurens

But the question remains: will we see Ultra Mobile PC technology replace Windows Mobile in the long term?

In my humble opinion, you won't see either of them. I am convinced that as power constrains are lifted from mobile devices you'll once again see a convergence to similar platforms, simply for users and application developers familiarity. "What do you want to do today" should be the same on your mobile device and normal computer...even if you will use it for different purposes. Mostly.

03-02-2006, 04:30 PM	#1
Bob Russell MobileRead Editor Posts: 4,923 Karma: 24061 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: Sony PRS500, Treo 700p, Dell x50v, Lenovo X61t	Microsoft lets Origami secret slip Now we know: Origami = Mobile PC with XP! That also means that it's probably very closely tied to the UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC) initiative which is supposed to be rolling out actual products this month. How did the secret get out? Embedded data in the web page. Unwanted metadata in documents keeps popping up where you least expect it - and where you least want it. There have even been US Government documents on how to "cleanse" documents of private information and past change histories, etc. Well this time, Microsoft slipped up on its web page by including the following text, "Origami Project: the Mobile PC running Windows XP." So instead of announcing it at the CeBit trade show end of next week, we got a "secret accidental stealth announcement." But Microsoft may not be unhappy about it because they are getting a lot of interest this way. When you just announce something it's boring. But people think they got information that you didn't want them to have it becomes exciting! Did they plan it that way? I doubt it, but it's sure possible. And even without any special tricks, they've sure got my interest! Read the whole scoop at News.com.

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03-03-2006, 04:06 AM	#2
jah Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2005 Device: SE P990 SE M600 Nokia 9500 XDA Exec	Interesting that WM5 is not seen as suitbale for Origami. What does this tell us about the future of WM5?