Friday, November 4, 2005
No Windows Mobile 5 Upgrade For the FS Loox 720?
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "NEWS" @ 10:00 AM
http://www.firstloox.org/forums/showthread.php?t=5142
Despite some screenshots of the FS Loox 720 with Windows Mobile 5 on it in some online manual, it sees the Loox may not ever see a Windows Mobile 5 update. :| A user at FirstLoox.org contacted support about this and was told "Due to functionality issues there will not be a LOOX 720 upgrade to Windows Mobile 5." Sounds like the same situation where HP was passing out Windows Mobile 2003SE upgrades like candy at developer conferences for the iPAQ 2215 and then never delivered the goods when WM2003 actually shipped.
There is additional information in this PDF file on the Fijitsu Siemens site. Specifically "Due to functional issues caused by existing hardware and the new Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system we have decided not to offer the Windows Mobile 5.0 Upgrade for Pocket LOOX 718/720. This decision does also affect the planned Pocket LOOX 750/760 which will be withdrawn from the roadmap"
Despite some screenshots of the FS Loox 720 with Windows Mobile 5 on it in some online manual, it sees the Loox may not ever see a Windows Mobile 5 update. :| A user at FirstLoox.org contacted support about this and was told "Due to functionality issues there will not be a LOOX 720 upgrade to Windows Mobile 5." Sounds like the same situation where HP was passing out Windows Mobile 2003SE upgrades like candy at developer conferences for the iPAQ 2215 and then never delivered the goods when WM2003 actually shipped.
There is additional information in this PDF file on the Fijitsu Siemens site. Specifically "Due to functional issues caused by existing hardware and the new Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system we have decided not to offer the Windows Mobile 5.0 Upgrade for Pocket LOOX 718/720. This decision does also affect the planned Pocket LOOX 750/760 which will be withdrawn from the roadmap"
