| Windows Mobile 7: 6 Years In The Making
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I ran across a rather interesting mention of Windows Mobile 7 on the LinkedIn profile of one Vivien Park: Product / Interaction Designer, Illustrator If you’re unfamiliar with the term, “blue sky exploration,” the following is a great explanation: In some creative circles, ideation is sometimes used along with the phrase “blue sky” exploration. Research and development efforts many times start with a blue-sky phase, meaning a phase of initial work without pressure for particular result. Blue sky efforts often allow all possible alternatives to be placed as possibilities for further examination. Ideation differs from “blue sky” efforts primarily in that “blue sky” thinking is a means of kick-off for a creativity process, while ideation is a process of managing towards final-form ideas. Source: Adventure Studios So, basically, if Windows Mobile 7 does indeed hit the market in 2010 as currently planned, that will give it a total planning and development time span of ~6 years. Though it’s merely coincidental, is Windows Mobile 7’s course of development – along with Microsoft’s mention of how big of a bet it is for the company – bringing back memories of Longhorn for anyone else? -Stephen |
