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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
and that's not good news for Windows Mobile, which since the iPhone launch has had the unfortunate perception of being a stagnant platform (in the eyes of some).
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Actually if we are being honest WM HAS become stagnant, apart from HTC trickling down hardware features with each successive handset release how much has the actual OS changed? If MS has the will shouldnt they be able to come up with a new UI in short order? Look at the work of freeware devs - PocketCM, Pointui, various cube copycats. There is now a new gesture-based calendar app in alpha you can download. Yet where is MS's effort?
As with so many things Microsoft I think it will be too little, too late. With native Exchange connectivity corporate demand for the iphone will definitely start to outpace WM, which leaves MS with nothing since their handsets are primarily business focused. Lets not forget Google's Android platform coming this year as well. And by the time WM7 hits we could be looking at a G2 iphone with 3G, add to that 3rd party apps being freely available and what exactly would be the attraction of a WM handset?