Microsoft to Pit Windows Mobile 6.5 and 7 Against One Another?
August 20, 2009 at 10:30 AM EDT
According to Digitimes , Microsoft will be using a "dual-platform" strategy to compete with Android and the iPhone. 6.5, due to be rolled out October 1, will stay alive just to compete with Android, while WinMo 7 will compete with the iPhone. I don't think this is as shocking as Gizmodo does, but I certainly don't see the wisdom in having dueling OSes. Dueling salsas, maybe. On the other hand, I see the necessity: Windows Mobile is entrenched in its current form and that inertia is going to be difficult to overcome. At the same time, there's pressure to compete at a lower level with a lighter and savvier OS — something 6.5 really isn't able to pull off ( despite looking nice ).