Future Xperia phones may not rely on Windows Mobile, sez SE
by Darren Murph 
posted Sep 16th 2008 at 7:34AM
We've known for what feels like ages that Sony Ericsson's Xperia X1 would be based on Windows Mobile, but we wouldn't count on the X2, X3 or X99 to just follow suit. At the launch of its digital marketing campaign for said handset, the firm made clear that future SE Xperia phones may not be based on Microsoft's OS, with Magnus Andersson, product manager for the X1, noting that "the brand is not tied into any specific technical platform." Unfortunately, he didn't elaborate nor give any indication what other systems we could eventually see, but at least we know that there will be life after the X1 in one form or another, right?
Filed under: Handsets, Software, Sony Ericsson, Windows Mobile
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Behnam @ Sep 16th 2008 8:45AM
Symbian please!
MikeWard1701 @ Sep 16th 2008 9:04AM
Why?!
Anthony @ Sep 16th 2008 10:34AM
Why not?
Behnam @ Sep 16th 2008 8:50AM
Symbian please!
MikeWard1701 @ Sep 16th 2008 9:03AM
Old news, reported by engadget earlier this year i believe.
Whether that statement is still valid is questionable now that the SDK has been released, they need to get their finger out and get this thing shipping already. Public opinion will tell them where they need to go OS wise if it turns out WM6.1 isn't all its cracked up to be. HTC have shown you can have smooth, fluid UIs on WM6.1 devices, and as we all know the X1 is a blinged-up HTC.
Randy @ Sep 16th 2008 9:07AM
I'll take one w/ Android.
icchan @ Sep 16th 2008 11:01AM
meh symbian, osx or android? @_@
SoCoolCurt (PSN: KillaKornbread) @ Sep 16th 2008 11:11AM
Android X1 CONFIRMED!!
Josh G @ Sep 16th 2008 11:32AM
I'd like to see them revive and push the UIQ3 [UIQ4?] OS personally. It has a crap-load of potential. Smartphone operating system, but you navigate like a dumbphone? Gold.
*shrugs
I'm one of the few UIQ fanboi's left :P
Randy @ Sep 16th 2008 2:21PM
Yes you are. You were supposed to cash out when Nokia bought out the remaining shares od Symbian. Where were you?
North @ Oct 9th 2008 3:11PM
Josh G, +1. SE killed UIQ by never giving it any decent hardware (P990 not enough RAM, P1i not enough CPU), so making it uber-slow and crash-happy. The OS itself was sweet.
Richard @ Sep 17th 2008 12:12AM
How badly does HTC want to manufacture Symbian units?
UIQ please.