Amid internal turmoil, Microsoft delays Windows Mobile 7
WinInfo | at | by Mike
Microsoft has informed its hardware and wireless carrier partners that it has delayed the release of Windows Mobile 7, the upcoming major update to its smart phone platform. The delay suggests that warring parties inside of Microsoft continue to disagree about the future of the system: Some believe that the company needs to start over from scratch with a more modern and modular platform, while others think the current platform can be melded to meet the needs of the market.
Whatever happens, this is a tough time to delay a next-generation smart phone platform, a situation that ailing Palm knows all too well. With Blackberry stealing away corporate customers, Apple opening up the consumer smart phone market with its innovative iPhone, and Google entering the market with its first Android phone, Microsoft is in a suddenly tenuous position.