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By: , IntoMobile
Monday, July 20th, 2009 at 6:01 AM

When I think Windows Mobile, I think of an over worked corporate executive with an expense account, hunched over a small screen, tapping away a falsified expense report for an extra night at a hotel and an escort with his stylus, generally looking like a douche bag. Not as bad as the guy who has an LED on his Bluetooth headset bright enough that astronauts in the International Space Station can see him, but close. Microsoft is looking to change that with Windows Mobile 6.5, and even more so with Windows Mobile 7, but before jumping the gun and saying the entire OS is fixed, check out the screen shot above of what the new “About” screen looks like. Below is an earlier build of 6.5, and at the bottom is a screenshot from Windows Mobile 2003 just so you can see the progress.

This screenshot is 6 years old. It is so old that it is a GIF instead of a JPG. When this screen shot was taken, I was not allowed to buy alcohol in the United States of America:

Update: Windows Mobile 2003 screenshot fixed. I had to convert it to a JPG. Wow.

[Via: Engadget Mobile]

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Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

  • Pony99CA

    “When I think Windows Mobile, I think of an over worked corporate executive with an expense account, hunched over a small screen, tapping away a falsified expense report for an extra night at a hotel and an escort with his stylus, generally looking like a douche bag.”

    Wow, was that supposed to be funny? Here’s a hint — it’s not. For a site that caters to mobile users, you’ve just insulted about 20-30 million of them.

    Also, I guess you’ve forgotten about Windows Mobile Standard/Smartphone which doesn’t require a stylus at all.

    What would you think if somebody said “When I think of Romanians, I think of thieving gypsies, blood-suckers and dictators”? I guess maybe you think promoting your stereotypes is funny. Seems the only d-bag here is you.

    “I was not allowed to buy alcohol in the United States of America[....]”

    Ah, that explains it. Maybe you shouldn’t be writing after drinking. Give AA a call — I hear they work wonders.