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Excited About Windows Phone 7? More Details Coming Soon
Friday, March 05, 2010 by Michael Holley
In the vein of its successful branding recovery revamp with
Windows 7, Microsoft is committing considerable resources to
completely reinventing its mobile operating platform, both in terms
of form and function.
Microsoft's Windows Mobile brand fell into relative obscurity
mostly thanks to a lack of attention from the creators themselves.
In a time where smartphone technology is growing as fast as
anything in tech, Microsoft paid for its negligence with huge loss
in market share. Now, redoubling its efforts, it has decided to
scrap the Windows Mobile project altogether and start from scratch
with Windows Phone 7. In fact, a Microsoft spokesperson said that
there are no current plans to provide updates of the new OS to
older hardware at all.
One thing is for sure: Microsoft plans to take a much more
active role in dictating the user experience with Windows Phone 7
than it did with the Windows Mobile series, which had few specific
hardware requirements and would often be heavily skinned or
modified by equipment manufacturers.
We still don't know much, but we can expect a lot more
information at MIX10 on March 15th. Until then, check out CNET's FAQ on the situation if you want more
details.
Best,
Michael Holley
Switchfast Technologies
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Consulting & Support
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