RUMOR: Windows Mobile 7 delayed to 2011

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in General Discussion edited January 2014
RUMOR: Windows Mobile 7 delayed to 2011



After speaking with multiple sources, we're now certain that we won't be seeing Windows Mobile 7 before World Mobile Congress in Barcelona in February 2011.



We spoke with representatives from Microsoft, Lenovo, Qualcomm, TI, Nokia, nVidia, HTC and many more and they all had just one message - Windows Mobile 7 is delayed until 2011 and the focus is shifting to Google Android and even Chrome OS as a way to battle the competitors during 2010.



This unfortunate turn of events had several sacrifices, such as dedicated Windows Mobile 7 cellphones and smartbooks that are now being shifted to Android. We are not certain what this means for viability of Microsoft in handheld market and can Zune Phone make amends and restart the eco system but again, according to our sources - they're all going either for Windows XP/7 or Linux where they can [x86 CPU designs] or simply adopting Google's Android or Chrome OS.




http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news...d-to-2011.aspx

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    backtomacbacktomac Posts: 4,579member
    How reliable is BSN?



    That's pretty dramatic news. I'm not convinced that MS can remain relevant in the mobile space if WM7 doesn't show up this year. WM7 would be competing against Android 3 and iPhone OS 5 at that point. It's barely competitive with today's android and iPhone OSX.
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