Microsoft have reached a big milestone with their new smartphone operating system, Windows Phone 7.
Today, Terry Myerson the Corporate Vice President of Windows Phone Engineering has announced that it has been finalised and released to manufacturing.
This means that the version of the operating system Microsoft have released today, is the same version that will appear on the first generation of new Windows phones this fall.
Microsoft has a lot riding on the success of this new mobile OS, but reports so far indicate that it will give Apple’s iOS and Google Android a serious run for its money.
The only possible problem will be the continued use of the Windows name which, while completely understandable, might put people off if they’ve used and hated Windows Mobile.
Once they see the new OS though they’ll almost certainly be wowed, but if that translates into hard sales figures remains to be seen at this stage.
Source:http://www.ghacks.net/2010/09/03/windows-phone-7-is-released-to-manufacturing/
