When is Windows CE not Windows CE? When it's part of Pocket PC, it seems. Last week we wrote about Microsoft's move to allow WinCE licensees not only access to the operating system's source code, but modify that code and release the changes in commercial products (see Microsoft licenses WinCE source code for commercial use). As a result, we said, "Pocket PC manufacturers will now be able to tailor their system software to better differentiate their products". Not so, says Microsoft, in a rare moment of pro-active clarification. "PocketPC [is] a separate layer of code on top of the core Windows CE OS... Pocket PC is based on Windows CE, but it's a different offering."
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