[swaxolez]

From the POV of 'is this realistic?' and 'has this sort of update occurred before, especially for free?' I would have to agree with others that it is unlikely this will happen. However, these are changing and demanding times for MS as Apple and Google continue their upward dominance.

If I were MS and I had the ability to make exisiting PDAs in the market place able to compete with the IPhone - I wouldn't hesitate. Waiting for the next generation PDA's to compete is not the best course of action. By that time, Apple would have secured its place that much more, making it that much harder for MS to keeps its place.

These are interesting times ... MS has to start thinking and acting radical. They need to realize that the computing world appreciates aesthetics more than they did in the past. Gray is out - color is in.