Windows Mobile 7 to Get Delayed to 2011… Unless It Doesn’t

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What happened to Windows Mobile you ask? Well, putting it gently, and I’m sure the mobile OS still have plenty of fans out there that will defend it, it’s not worth mentioning anymore. Especially since there’s nothing about it to be mentioned these days.

What we hear lately is Android, Android, Android, iPhone, tablet, BlackBerry. Basically the big guns in the mobile business are all getting Android bullets while Microsoft, and Nokia while we’re at it, can only watch the show without interfering that much. What about Windows Mobile 7 then?

The OS was mentioned at CES and Microsoft officials said that there will be some Windows Mobile 7 talk at the upcoming MWC in Barcelona, Spain. But rumors say that Redmond’s latest OS has been pushed back all the way to 2011. Who’s to blame? Well Android and the iPhone of course. These two brands are dominating the smartphone business with RIM trailing very close by. I am talking about buzz, news, rumors and leaks and not necessarily about actual phone sales.

But when it comes to sales we’ll find that the iPhone followed by RIM are at the top of the food chain while Android is definitely moving past Windows Mobile. These are all reasons that could make Microsoft delay Windows Mobile 7 even more. Redmond probably knows its needs a killer mobile OS in order to convince manufacturers to dump Android. Motorola for example has already publicly declared that it will focus on Android only until Windows Mobile 7 hits the streets. Other manufacturers might be thinking similar thoughts as they all want a better chunk of the cash consumers are willing to throw at smartphones these days.

So Microsoft may be right, we will definitely be talking about Windows Mobile 7 at MWC 2010. What we don’t know is whether we’re going to talk about why Windows Mobile 7 will be pushed back to 2011 or whether we’re going to talk about the launch of Windows Mobile 7 which should happen later this year.