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Originally Posted by Wiggster
I didn't think the 6300 ran the Smartphone OS, I thought it was more the regular Pocket PC OS with phone functionality built onto it. I know we're seeing convergence between the sister OSes, but I thought that an oversimplified difference is "Pocket PCs have touchscreens, Smartphones don't".
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There are three flavours of Windows Mobile:
• Windows Mobile for the Pocket PC
• Windows Mobile for the Pocket PC Phone Edition
• Windows Mobile for the Smartphone
When Microsoft finished work on the Pocket PC version, they then work on the phone components. Ever wondered why the Phone Edition devices always come out 4-6 months after the non-phone devices? That's why. With Windows Mobile 5, that may have changed and perhaps we'll see phone devices come out at the same time as non-phone devices. I'm just not sure yet.