Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha has let slip that they’re open to the possibility of making a Windows Mobile 7 device. Last year, Motorola confirmed that they weren’t giving up on WinMo and analysts agreed that Android alone wouldn’t be enough to save Motorola, but it’s still surprising since every one of Motorola’s smartphones within recent memory have been Android-powered.
If you hadn’t had a chance, check out Windows Phone Series 7 – it’s considerably sexier than the WinMo of yore, and it makes sense that Motorola would want to pick up the platform and support it alongside their aggressive Android efforts. I’m concerned, though, that Motorola would be splitting their focus if they picked up WinMo again – Blur is generally solid, and unless they can faithfully recreate it on 7, future development on the custom service and interface could be slowed down. In any case, it sounds like Jha is simply entertaining the possibility for now – we’ll have to see if that actually amounts to anything in the next couple of months.
[via PhoneScoop]