On Feb 18, 2010, at 5:51 PM, rleesimon wrote:
I think there are quite a few articles recently portraying a micro $oft smartfone push with a zunelike interface on the horizon ...I think apple has lotsa flare with its latest foray into ifone/ipad etc. but it is not a good idea, imho, to ignore m$ (the sleeping giant) with the longstanding windowsCE/PocketPC/WindowsMobile project ...I just bought my first new fone since 2004 in late 2009 and it was a windowsMobile6.1 motorola which works great and is easy to use and a pleasure to carry as it does everything I want
I'm glad to know you are happy, but you have been left high and dry by M$. The 7 product is very different from what you have and there is no upgrade path. It is unlikely that many developers will invest any more of their time on software for your phone. The best you can hope for is a bug patch or two before you go unsupported.
In even worse shape are the vendors who are presently rolling out phones based on the 6.5 version. If they don't offer them at fire sale prices I doubt they will be able to sell them at all. I expect they will be taking a bath on this. It is enough to make one question the wisdom of teaming up with M$.
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