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Bob Russell · 01-06-2005, 09:17 PM

InfoWorld is reporting that Pocket PC and SmartPhone brand names will disappear over the next year or two. They will be merged into a single Windows Mobile product brand name. This announcement came from an interview with Scott Horn, a senior director in Microsoft's Mobile and Embedded Devices group, at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

I don't know about you, but I like calling them Pocket PCs, and I'll miss it. Palm still works well for PalmOne devices, or even Zodiac PDAs, and I don't want to give up that name either! The new brand name, Windows Mobile, sounds much more like the OS than the device, but hey, Microsoft is all about the operating system, so I guess they prefer that the focus stay on them.

So what lingo are we left with? What do you think we'll be calling Pocket PCs in the future?
-- Windows Mobile mobile devices
-- Windows PDAs?
-- Dark-side devices?
-- Palm wannabes?
-- Plain 'ole "Phones" (after all standalone PDAs disappear from the market!)

Got any ideas?... Discuss this story by responding with what you think we'll be calling them! (Family-safe language please.)

01-06-2005, 09:17 PM	#1
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	Pocket PC and Smartphones Will Merge InfoWorld is reporting that Pocket PC and SmartPhone brand names will disappear over the next year or two. They will be merged into a single Windows Mobile product brand name. This announcement came from an interview with Scott Horn, a senior director in Microsoft's Mobile and Embedded Devices group, at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. I don't know about you, but I like calling them Pocket PCs, and I'll miss it. Palm still works well for PalmOne devices, or even Zodiac PDAs, and I don't want to give up that name either! The new brand name, Windows Mobile, sounds much more like the OS than the device, but hey, Microsoft is all about the operating system, so I guess they prefer that the focus stay on them. So what lingo are we left with? What do you think we'll be calling Pocket PCs in the future? -- Windows Mobile mobile devices -- Windows PDAs? -- Dark-side devices? -- Palm wannabes? -- Plain 'ole "Phones" (after all standalone PDAs disappear from the market!) Got any ideas?... Discuss this story by responding with what you think we'll be calling them! (Family-safe language please.)