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To: indy who wrote (3457)	11/7/1998 8:49:00 AM
From: indy	Respond to of 10309

Windows CE is too large!!! I know this is not new news, but just reinforcement to those on the thread to defend against the CE supporters. Win CE is what it is. It is not a very good enbedded OS and it is not RTOS!!!!! pcworld.com ________________________________ Microsoft, Qualcomm Collaborate on Smart Phones Windows CE is too large, so Microsoft is cooking up another OS to run Qualcomm's wireless phones. by Elinor Mills, IDG News Service, San Francisco Bureau November 5, 1998, 4:00 a.m. PT Microsoft and Qualcomm are preparing to announce next week the formation of a new company that will develop smart phones based on Qualcomm's Code Division Multiple Access wireless technology, sources close to the companies confirmed. A Qualcomm spokesperson confirmed that the two companies would be announcing a new company at an event in Redmond, Washington on Tuesday. She declined to elaborate and Microsoft spokespeople did not immediately return a call seeking comment. Microsoft's Windows CE operating system has been considered too large for use in phones and handheld devices, analysts said. But Microsoft is working on a "slimmed down version" of Windows CE for the mobile phone market, according to an analyst who asked not to be identified. In June, Nokia, L.M. Ericsson Telephone, and Psion PLC announced the formation of a new company, Symbian, to develop Psion's Epoc 32 operating system and license it to manufacturers of smart phones and handheld communicators. Motorola became a Symbian shareholder last month. "Symbian took the tack that they were trying to kill any CE threat before it came along," said Jill House, an analyst with International Data Corporation. But "Windows CE is kind of behind and there are questions as to whether it is small enough to go into a phone ... it eats up space and battery life." Earlier this year Qualcomm announced it was licensing 3Com's Palm Computing operating system. In September the company said it was testing its pdQ smart phone, which runs the Palm OS. The device offers Internet and e-mail access, as well as scheduling and productivity functions. However, the Palm technology is a "transitional move" for Qualcomm, according to the anonymous analyst. Qualcomm and Microsoft's announcement may be more of a "complete solution" than just offering Windows CE on CDMA phones, he said.