Oh my god – some things in the mobile space are simply not understandable (and thus tend to get ignored on this site). Rumors which claim that Windows Mobile 7 belong into this sector – but as they seem to get out of control, a bit of “comment” is important.
First of all: Microsoft has no other OS core for ARM chips. While rumors about a Windows 7 base are nice and fine, ARM CPUs can’t do much with code intended for x86 processors. The Zune HD is very likely using a version of Windows CE as well…and why shouldn’t it. Scratch one.
So, Windows Mobile 7 is based on Windows CE. But what does that say about apps?
Nothing! Applications are tied to the Windows Mobile runtime, which is a layer above the kernel. Plain Windows CE devices can’t run most Windows Mobile apps, as they simply lack the required libraries.
So, for once and all: the base kernel used in Windows 7 is likely CE. But this doesn’t say anything about compatibility.
Any feedback?
P.S. Finally, WMPowerUser claims that all Windows CE is dead rumors are junk. They furthermore claim the following feature list for Windows CE 7:
Chelan is to support the following key features.
– Dual Core Support (SMP, ARMv6)
– Visual Studio 2008 Plug in
– WIFI Positioning System
– Bluetooth 2.1
– Cellcore
– DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance)
-DRM
– Media Transfer Protocol
– IE7 Rendering Rich Media Plug-Ins
– NDIS 6.1 support
– UX C ++ XAML API using technologies like Windows Presentation Foundation and Silverlight for attractive and functional user interfaces
– Touch Input
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