[johnnycakes2]

WinMO 6.5 is unacceptable at this point. An incremental upgrade will not put MS back in the spotlight with regards to mobile OSes. MS needs to put their best foot forward now, get WinMo 7 to carriers by mid-2009 and on shelves by 3Q. WinMo 6.5 will hardly grab anyone's attention no matter what it includes. If it looks anything like those "leaked" images that came out a year ago then that is already a giant leap forward, but if so then it should be considered WinMo 7. No one is forcing them to do a 6.5 which implies add-ons and fixes more than evolution. Sometimes I wonder if anyone at MS even uses a smartphone.

2009 would allow the greatest opportunity to showcase WinMo 7 in devices that can handle it. HTC Whitestone with Tegra, WiMax, built-in 8-16 GB, and WinMo 7 would sell as well as the first iteration of the iPhone. People will spend $400-500. That has been proven. MS just needs to get out more to see the proof, and quickly.