It’s not just Windows Phone 7 – it’s Windows Phone 7 Series. That last word has generated a lot of confusion about Microsoft’s hot new mobile-phone OS. What the heck is “Series?” Does this mean there will be a Windows Phone 7 Home Basic and a Windows Phone 7 Ultimate?
I asked Microsoft’s Rena Lunak, and she said, absolutely not. “Series” just means that Windows Phone 7 will be continuously updated, and that phones will be able to receive updates – just like Google Android phones or Apple iPhones.
So instead of the confusing welter of non-updateable dot-versions Microsoft has had in the past – Windows Mobile 6 phones, 6.1 phones, 6.5 and even 6.5.3 phones – there will only be Windows Phone 7s that can be upgraded on the fly.
It’s about time, Microsoft. But since this is the experience everyone expect from a smartphone OS nowadays, I have one tip – ditch the “series.” It’s just confusing people.
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