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It's certainly a step in the right direction. We obviously don't want to see phones from 6 manufacturers that are all identical except for the name plate. By the same token, MS needs to make sure the hardware is sufficient to deliver an excellent users experience. Microsoft is taking soooo long to bring this to market, let's hope it is truly a leap-frog technology, and not just catching up to what others are doing. If it's just playing catch-up they will likely fail.
I'm also hoping Microsoft has figured out that these portable devices are more than just PC companions, and they work not just on the UI, but also on the core functionality of software, such as mail, browser, etc. They can no longer purposely limit the functionality to protect their desktop market share and succeed. Finally, let's hope one or two of the OEMs figure out that when people have been able to by a 32 GB iPhone or Nokia N97 for several months, releasing a "top-of-the-line" phone with 512 MB of ROM is NOT competing. MicroSD is slower and you still can't buy a 32 GB MicroSD anyway. This has been one of my biggest gripes for the last several years. Why don't we see any Windows Phones targeting the entertainment sector with lots of built in storage?
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