The fact that Microsoft has produced the
UMPC emulator shows an attempt at helping developers get on top of the new form factor and see how Windows will run on
it. You can download it here. My
first spin on the UMPC emulator didn't seem to really do much for me, because I tried to change my display resolution
while running it. Other than that, it looks pretty decent. I am actually writing this post while using the emulator.
It looks like most applications will run fine on the UMPC, but a few may not right out of the box, the biggest issues being screen size and resolution. The good news is we're looking at a Windows XP-based machine, not a more proprietary system such as Blackberry or even Palm OS. Windows Mobile 5.0 in all its glory would not be able to take full advantage of this new medium's greatness.
