Windows Mobile 7 takes off in a new direction with a whole new OS. Microsoft has confirmed that Windows Mobile 7 will be developing software for the Windows Phone 7 Series devices using either Silverlight or XNA, the toolset used to create Xbox games. The new OS is a complete break from the old Windows Mobile 6x, and Microsoft has no plans to make those phones using Mobile 6x upgradeable.
Microsoft announces Windows 7 Mobile is brand new!
The new Windows Mobile 7 phones will be shipping by the next holiday season. Microsoft will be offering these new super phones with strict requirements for screen resolution and size, specific buttons, and insisting that things like an FM radio and Wi-Fi are included. Manufacturers will only have choices in design about external features like external keyboards, etc. Actually the new phones sound kind of cool.
What does this mean for those of us with Mobile 6x? Is the OS going to be that much better? Should we rush out to upgrade our cell phones or wait for the next version of Mobile 7 to bypass the bugs?
