Windows Mobile 6.5 Phones Will Not Upgrade To 7
March 6, 2010 by Mike
Filed under Technology
According to www.simbasics.co.uk, Windows Mobile 6.5 phone users won’t be happy to hear that they won’t be able to upgrade their phones to the 7 series due to lack of compatibility.
Microsoft are now explaining that the Windows Mobile 6.5 phones won’t be compatible with the advanced Window 7 series operating system – and vice versa. The apps that designed for Windows Mobile 6.5 – a whole 20,000+ apps in the Windows Marketplace – won’t be able to run on the Windows 7 Series.
The new 7 Series OS in its adaptation has been changed from a business-orientated operating system to a consumer-friendly phone focused on media and gaming, but the fact that Windows Phone 7 seems pretty much incapable of being compatible with anything is likely to be a significant hindrance to its success.
Read more about this strange decision here
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I think the user ’surur’ summed it up wll with his comment on Charlie’s blog:
“No sane company would commit to Windows Mobile, and every company that is currently invested in it must now be desperately looking for an exit strategy. By dropping backward compatibility you have basically just killed Windows Mobile, and since your new platform will be very unfriendly to enterprise and is years behind developer and consumer adoption, you have basically killed Microsoft’s mobility ambitions.“