Wednesday, September 7, 2005
Rumors: HP hw6515 Recall + No Windows Mobile 5 Support
Posted by Ekkie Tepsupornchai in "NEWS" @ 12:00 PM
For anyone who owns the hw6515 iPaq or is thinking of buying one, we have a couple of nasty rumors that may have you running and screaming in the opposite direction. First, we've received a tip that HP is considering a recall of the hw6515 due to a GPS issue and second, we're also hearing that there will be no Windows Mobile 5.0 support offered for the hw6515 in the future.
I certainly hope these rumors prove false, but if they aren't, then the lack of support for WM5 with the hw6515 would seem to imply that the hw6715 may suffer the same fate as well. With all the commotion around Exchange 2003 SP2 and the new messaging and security features added onto WM5, HP would not be positioning themselves well with Microsoft's messaging strategy. I will point out that HP does have a partnership agreement with GoodLink Technology and according to my own sources, there may have been some discussion on when HP should roll out Windows Mobile 5 support in consideration of this partnership. Whether that played any role in the rumors regarding WM5 support or not, I don't know.
I certainly hope these rumors prove false, but if they aren't, then the lack of support for WM5 with the hw6515 would seem to imply that the hw6715 may suffer the same fate as well. With all the commotion around Exchange 2003 SP2 and the new messaging and security features added onto WM5, HP would not be positioning themselves well with Microsoft's messaging strategy. I will point out that HP does have a partnership agreement with GoodLink Technology and according to my own sources, there may have been some discussion on when HP should roll out Windows Mobile 5 support in consideration of this partnership. Whether that played any role in the rumors regarding WM5 support or not, I don't know.
