Users petition for Windows Mobile upgrades

no Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition upgrades for their older devices, several disgruntled users have begun online petitions to try and convince the companies to change their minds. The HP petition, addressed to HP's CEO, calls for a "reasonable commercial Windows Mobile 2003 Second edition for Pocket PC upgrade service or software package" for the HP iPAQ h19xx, h22xx, h38xx, h39xx, h41xx, and h5xxx series devices. As of this writing, there are approximately 5600 signatories. A similar petition addressed to Dell currently stands at just under 3000 signatures.

User petitions to handheld companies are not new. Previous user petitions have ranged from asking for OS upgrades to asking companies to open up their APIs to third party developers. OS upgrades for handheld devices are more difficult than for desktop PCs, as the OS must be tailored for each specific model individually due to current handheld design techniques. Historically, some companies have provided upgrades while others have not, and some have charged for upgrades while others have made them available free of charge.">

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	Users petition for Windows Mobile upgrades	By Larry Garfield, Thursday 29 July 2004

In response to recent announcements from HP and Dell that there would be no Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition upgrades for their older devices, several disgruntled users have begun online petitions to try and convince the companies to change their minds. The HP petition, addressed to HP's CEO, calls for a "reasonable commercial Windows Mobile 2003 Second edition for Pocket PC upgrade service or software package" for the HP iPAQ h19xx, h22xx, h38xx, h39xx, h41xx, and h5xxx series devices. As of this writing, there are approximately 5600 signatories. A similar petition addressed to Dell currently stands at just under 3000 signatures.

User petitions to handheld companies are not new. Previous user petitions have ranged from asking for OS upgrades to asking companies to open up their APIs to third party developers. OS upgrades for handheld devices are more difficult than for desktop PCs, as the OS must be tailored for each specific model individually due to current handheld design techniques. Historically, some companies have provided upgrades while others have not, and some have charged for upgrades while others have made them available free of charge.