It Appears As Though Microsoft's New OS Will Demand New Hardware

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Smartphone users getting revved up for the new Windows Mobile 7 operating system may be surprised to discover that they will not be able to upgrade to the new platform- even if they're currently running Windows Mobile.

Windows Mobile 6 and the previous Mobile systems provided device makers a whole host of options, but this next version is a major departure from the previous strategies as in Microsoft is enacting some rigid hardware requirements. Requirements that just so happen to exclude every model on the market today!

So just what kind of specs are we talking here? Devices hoping to run Windows Mobile 7 will demand a capacitive multi-touch display, Wi-Fi, a 5-megapixel camera , a GPS receiver, and FM radio, and a set number and arrangement of physical buttons on the unit.

Further alienating Windows Mobile 7 from previous versions is the fact that it apparently won't run applications written for the earlier versions either.

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Response from: Ann Julie (03/02/10 11:59am)

Yes I read this somewhere else too that current windows mobile 6.5 smart phones would not be getting the required update of windows phone 7 as WP7 requires superior hardware.

I hope Window Phone 7 is worth every penny, up till now reviews have been very favorable.

Response from: kompresor (07/07/10 7:33am)

Windows Mobile 7 is beatifull..no problem.

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