Will Fennec be delayed for Windows Phone 7?
Jay Sullivan, VP for Mobile at Mozilla, told TechRadar they were no longer sure about delivering Fennec for Windows Mobile 6.5.
"Now we have the decision: do we target Windows Mobile 6.5 or 7? How much architecture will there be to work with?"
Mozilla was meant to deliver a beta for Fennec on Windows Mobile in the next few months, but it is now no longer clear if they will proceed with this.
The situation is further complicated by the lack of information regarding backwards compatibility in Windows Phone 7, and if 3rd party software will even be able to replace the default browser for example.
Hopefully more will become clear after MIX10 next month, but Mozilla’s quandary is the same facing many developers – should they still pursue new Windows Mobile software plans, or wait for the new rising star, Windows Phone 7. It is unfortunately likely we will see a further reduction in the release of new titles until Windows Phone 7 itself reaches the market.
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they didnt even mention "The Harvest" that should be near the top if anything
There are still going to be a large number of Windows Mobile 6.x phones on the market this year and into the next few years. I think development and support should continue through 2011.
I think we can assume if it was backward compatible MS wouldn't be playing this stupid "I'll tell you later" game.
It would be nice as a software developer, assuming Microsoft would like to actually have some apps available for WM Phone 7, that they would give us some clue as to what it is we will need to do to port our apps to it. Otherwise, sure, you just sit and wait, because why put a bunch of effort into a WM 6.5 app that you may have to throw away?
Who in their right mind would actually invest money in any form of WinMo phone at this time ? Sorry but still getting over my wasted A$800 on a Palm Treo Pro, If I had listened I would now be part of "The Borg" and have the latest updated phone of that ilk, instead of wondering about all those ifs and buts that are surrounding WinMo at this time.