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Originally Posted by gTen
That is exactly the point I'm getting at.. Microsoft is did a retarded thing by telling everyone it won't be backwards compatible...in doing so Manufacturers will be less interested in releasing a dieing platform and developers would loose interest in developing for a dieing platform..from a marketing perspective I can easily estimate their sales went to half for the year just by announcing that.
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stop thinking so short term. they had to do that. everything they were attempting with winmo 5, 6, 6.1, 6.5 wasnt working whatsoever. it was either go down with the sinking ship or build an entirly new one.sure they MIGHT take a hit this year but for the long run it was really thier only choice.
on another note, everyone is so up and arms about the backward comp. thing. honestly if i were to get a wp7 handset (which i doubt i will) i really wouldnt want apps designed for wm 6.1/6.5 running on it anyways. think about the apps you use most frequently, do you honestly think there wont be a wp7 equivalent?? thats just me of cousre