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Microsoft Mobile Lifecycle FAQ
By Chris De Herrera, Copyright 2008
Version 1.02 Revised 9/7/2008
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Windows Mobile, Windows CE, Pocket PC and Smartphone Lifecycle:
| Products Released | General Availability Date | Mainstream Support Retired | Extended Support Retired | Service Pack Retired | Notes |
| Windows CE 1.0 | Not Available | 12/31/2001 | Not Applicable | ||
| Windows CE 2.11 for the Handheld PC | 10/30/1998 | 9/30/2002 | Not Applicable | ||
| Windows CE 2.12 | 8/31/1999 | 9/30/2003 | 9/30/2005 | ||
| Windows CE 2.12 for the Handheld PC | 8/31/1999 | 9/30/2003 | Not Applicable | ||
| Windows CE 3.0 | 7/30/2000 | 9/30/2005 | 10/9/2007 | ||
| Windows CE 3.0 for the Handheld PC | 7/30/2000 | 9/30/2005 | Not Applicable | ||
| Windows CE .NET 4.0 | 4/1/2002 | 7/10/2007 |
7/10/2012 |
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| Windows CE .NET 4.1 | 10/29/2002 | 1/8/2008 |
1/8/2013 |
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| Windows CE .NET 4.2 | 6/1/2003 | 7/8/2008 |
7/9/2013 |
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| Windows CE 5.0 | 8/31/2004 | 10/13/2009 | 10/14/2014 | ||
| Windows Embedded CE 6.0 | 11/30/2006 | 4/10/2012 | 4/11/2017 | ||
| Pocket PC 2000 Software Standard Edition | 7/30/2000 | 9/30/2005 | 10/9/2007 | ||
| Pocket PC 2002 Software Standard Edition | 9/30/2001 | 10/10/2005 | 10/14/2008 | ||
| Smartphone 2002 software | 12/31/2002 | 1/8/2008 | 1/12/2010 | ||
| Windows Mobile 2003 software for Pocket PC Standard Edition | 5/31/2004 | 7/14/2009 | 7/8/2014 | ||
| Windows Mobile 2003 software for Smartphone | 5/31/2004 | 7/14/2009 | 7/8/2014 | ||
| Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition software for Pocket PC Phone Edition | 6/24/2004 | 7/14/2009 | 7/8/2014 | ||
| Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition software for Smartphone | 5/31/2004 | 7/14/2009 | 7/8/2014 | ||
| Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC | 7/31/2005 | 10/12/2010 | 10/13/2015 | ||
| Windows Mobile 5.0 for Smartphones | 7/31/2005 | 10/12/2010 | 10/13/2015 | ||
| Windows Mobile 6 | 2/12/2007 | Estimate 2012 | Estimate 2017 | ||
| Windows Mobile 6.1 | 4/1/2008 | Estimate 2013 | Estimate 2018 |
ActiveSync
| Products Released | General Availability Date | Mainstream Support Retired | Extended Support Retired | Service Pack Retired | Notes |
| ActiveSync 4.2 |
6/22/2006 |
7/12/2011 | 7/12/2016 | ||
| ActiveSync 4.5 | 5/12/2007 | 7/10/2012 | Not Applicable |
Windows Mobile Device Center
| Products Released | General Availability Date | Mainstream Support Retired | Extended Support Retired | Service Pack Retired | Notes |
| Windows Mobile Device Center 6 | 2007 | Estimate 2012 | Estimate 2017 | ||
| Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 | 2007 | Estimate 2012 | Estimate 2017 |
Microsoft Mobile Applications
| Products Released | General Availability Date | Mainstream Support Retired | Extended Support Retired | Service Pack Retired | Notes |
| Arcade PocketPak |
6/20/2001 |
7/11/2006 | Not Applicable | ||
| Pocket Streets 2001 | 6/13/2000 | 3/31/2004 | Not Applicable | ||
| Pocket Streets 2002 Standard Edition | 7/3/2001 | 12/31/2004 | Not Applicable | ||
| Pocket Streets 2004 | 9/22/2003 | 10/10/2006 | Not Applicable | ||
| Pocket Streets 2005 | 10/15/2004 | 1/8/2008 | Not Applicable | ||
| Voice Command 1.6 | 12/15/2006 | 1/11/2011 |
1/10/2017 |
Microsoft Mobile Server Applications
| Products Released | General Availability Date | Mainstream Support Retired | Extended Support Retired | Service Pack Retired | Notes |
| Mobile Information Server 2001 Carrier Edition |
8/31/2001 |
10/10/2006 |
10/11/2011 |
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| Mobile Information Server 2001 Enterprise Edition | 9/16/2001 | 10/10/2006 |
10/11/2011 |
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| Mobile Information Server 2002 Developer Edition | 5/21/2002 | 7/10/2007 |
7/10/2012 |
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| Mobile Information Server 2002 Enterprise Edition | 5/21/2002 | 7/10/2007 |
7/10/2012 |
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| Mobile Internet Toolkit 1.0 | 1/23/2003 | 4/8/2008 |
4/9/2013 |
Reference: Microsoft Support Lifecycle Index, Microsoft Support Lifecycle
Definitions:
General Availability Date - The date when Microsoft released the product
Mainstream Support Retired - The date when Microsoft no longer offers direct
support (free and pay per incident) and non-security updates.
Extended Support Retired - The date when Microsoft no longer offers security
updates and pay per incident support.
I hope this provides you with additional information to plan for the lifecycle of your Windows Mobile device. You can read about the capabilities on Microsoft's website.
Discuss your Pocket PC, Smartphone, Handheld PC or Palm-size PC needs at the Pocket PC FAQ Forums.
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