Cable Forum - Microsoft say goodbye to the mobile market, Windows phone 7 is launched

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Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 34965776)

Microsoft can't really win with this whatever they do

If they had made it the same ecosystem as previous versions they would have been accused of continuing the rubbish that was 6.5 etc

Now that they have decided to draw a line and start with a new platform they'll probably get slated for that too

No problem with it not being backwardly compatible. Any good apps I have will be redeveloped for it or similar ones will be developed, and if they aren't, then it's no huge loss.
It's the unnecessary restrictions they're putting on it that gets my goat.
At the moment manufacturers can make phones that are different not just in looks.