Windows CE 5.0

Windows CE 5.0
Developer	Microsoft
OS family	Windows CE
Working state	Current
Source model	Shared source
Latest release	5.0 / July 9, 2004
Kernel type	Embedded
License	Microsoft EULA
Official website	docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/embedded/ms905511(v=msdn.10)

Windows CE 5.0 (codenamed "Macallan") is a successor to Windows CE 4.2, the third release in the Windows CE .NET family. Windows CE 5.0 like its predecessors is marketed towards the embedded device market and independent device vendors. Windows CE 5.0 is billed as a low-cost, compact, fast-to-market, real-time operating system available for x86, ARM, MIPS, and SuperH microprocessor-based systems.

Windows CE 5.0 builds on previous Windows CE releases in its adoption of shared source. Since 2001, Microsoft have been steadily expanding the available Windows CE source tree with embedded system developers. Windows CE 5.0 is the most open Microsoft Operating System to date, though not all of the system is available under shared source agreements. Developers have the freedom to modify down to the kernel level, without the need to share their changes with Microsoft or competitors.

On the x86 platform, Windows CE 5.0 competes against Microsoft's other embedded Operating Systems, Windows XP Embedded and its predecessor Windows NT Embedded.

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References

"Which to Choose: Evaluating Microsoft Windows CE .NET and Windows XP Embedded". Microsoft Corporation. September 2003. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
"The History of Microsoft Windows CE". The HPC:Factor. February 18, 2001 with subsequent updates. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
"Portable CE 5.0".

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