HTC exec claims Windows Mobile 7 slated for early 2009?

Posted by Will on Monday, June 16th, 2008 at 1:30 pm under Rumors, HTC, Windows Mobile

You know what they say. “Loose lips sink ships - or they let slip some seriously exciting news.” Such is the case with HTC’s Kevin Chen’s statement about bringing Windows Mobile 7 to market early next year.

According to the HTC manager, we could see Windows Mobile-based smartphones launching with the long-awaited Windows Mobile 7 revamp in Q1 2009 - less than a year from now.

If we do end up seeing Windows Mobile 7 launching early in 2009, we have to wonder if high-end handsets like the HTC-sourced Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 will be offered an OS update just months after its initial launch. That is, of course, assuming that Windows Mobile 7 is indeed launching in Q1.

Windows Mobile 7

And, it seems that the original source for this story has gone offline. Whether or not this bodes well for the prospect of seeing the Windows Mobile 7 OS in the first few months of 2009 is up in the air. We’ll have to wait and see if Windows Mobile 7 is truly headed to market in early 2009. Mobile World Congress 2009, perhaps?

[Via: Engadget Mobile]


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    • 2 Responses to “HTC exec claims Windows Mobile 7 slated for early 2009?”

    • Meraj Chhaya says:
      June 16th, 2008 at 10:11 pm

      Hello Will.

      Just to state that we’re offline due to some server overusage - too many visits.

      Upgrading to a new server currently, hopefully we’ll be online soon!

    • Meraj Chhaya says:
      June 17th, 2008 at 7:29 am

      Just to update that we’re back on :)

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