Windows Mobile 6.0
| Version of the Windows Mobile operating system | |
Today screen of Windows Mobile 6.0 | |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation |
|---|---|
| Working state | Discontinued |
| Source model | Closed source |
| Released to manufacturing | February 12, 2007 |
| Kernel type | Windows CE |
| Preceded by | Windows Mobile 5.0 |
| Succeeded by | Windows Mobile 6.1 |
| Support status | |
| Unsupported as of January 8, 2013 | |
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Windows Mobile 6, formerly codenamed "Crossbow", is a version of Windows Mobile released on February 12, 2007 at the 3GSM World Congress 2007. It comes in three different versions: "Windows Mobile 6 Standard" for Smartphones (phones with touchscreens), "Windows Mobile 6 Professional" for Pocket PCs with phone functionality, and "Windows Mobile 6 Classic" for Pocket PCs without cellular radios.
Windows Mobile 6 is powered by Windows CE 5.0 (version 5.2) and is strongly linked to the then newly introduced Windows Live and Exchange 2007 products. Windows Mobile 6 Standard was first offered on the Orange's SPV E650, while Windows Mobile 6 Professional was first offered on the O2's Xda Terra. Aesthetically, Windows Mobile 6 was meant to be similar in design to the then newly released Windows Vista. Functionally, it works much like its predecessor Windows Mobile 5, but with improved stability.