Windows Phone 7 will not run Windows Mobile applications

Johan Sanneblad makes some good points here:

  • For consumers. Applications you buy now will not be usable on your next phone.
    You will have to replace your entire application library when you switch from Windows Phone 6.5 to Windows Phone 7 Series.
  • For corporations. You will soon have to change your entire mobile infrastructure to move away from Windows Mobile.
    Do you trust Windows Phone 7 enough to switch in 2011, or will you like many others jump on the iPhone bandwagon?
  • For developers. Applications you develop now will not run on new phones that will be on the market in 6-9 months.
    What do you do now? Continue developing for Windows Mobile when your sales will be equal to zero in a year. Or begin to develop for Windows Phone 7 Series which will have zero users upon launch. Or move to another platform?

Date March 6th, 2010
Filed under Mobile Industry, Outware

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