Microsoft unveiled its much anticipated Windows Phone 7 operating system this week at the Mobile World congress in Barcelona. It is not based on the existing 6.X OS – but is entirely new – based on the Zune.
The reaction by the tech press has been very positive. For example, Gizmodo [1] says that “Microsoft has out-appled Apple” , and “I’m sorry, Cupertino, but Microsoft has nailed it. Windows Phone 7 feels like an iPhone from the future. The UI has the simplicity and elegance of Apple’s industrial design, while the iPhone’s UI still feels like a colorized Palm Pilot.”
For other comment, see PCWorld [2], engadget [3], Wired [4].
New phones using Windows Phone 7 will be available from several manufacturers and several carriers “by the holiday 2010 season”.
I have not seen any comment on when it will be available in Canada.
The frustrating part for me is that I bought a new phone last summer – I hate 3 year terms!