Windows Phone 7 does not support the older Windows Mobile Application
LG version of the Windows Phone 7 Series prototype (Tencent Technologies with map)
Tencent Technology News (compiler / Becks) Beijing March 6, according to foreign media reports, Microsoft announced this week, the latest version of mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7 will not support all Windows mobile application in the past.
Windows Phone 7 mobile phone is expected to be available later this year. Prior to Microsoft said, Windows Phone 7 will be a “very different from the past,” operating system.Week 4, Microsoft is responsible for contact with the outside developers Gindl Charles (Charlie Kindel) explained that in the blog to give up the past versions of Windows Mobile applications support is to enable the Windows Phone 7 operating system, as powerful, as far as possible The user-friendly.
Microsoft’s most disappointed that this decision may be those who have already developed Windows Mobile applications and has been made available to employees to use business. At the same time, Microsoft decided to give application developers access to a dilemma: In order to develop Windows Mobile 6.5 applications will become a road without a future, but the Windows Phone 7 will have to be available later this year.
In order to over 10 million lines with mobile phones to compete with Apple’s applications, the major handset manufacturers are making great efforts to promote mobile applications.However, Microsoft has given up its past support for all Windows Mobile applications to make Windows Mobile applications from scratch again to return to the situation 10 years.
Microsoft said the Windows Mobile application of the majority of the past no longer meet the new standards, the last application is designed for mobile phones with pen input, while the Windows Phone 7 touch screen will support the fingers.
Last year, mobile phone makers Palm also launched a “very different from the past,” mobile phone operating system, gave up 10 years old operating system, the introduction of new Web OS. However, the new operating system can support for the launch of the last version of the application.
Charlie Gindl said Microsoft will still be in the next few years to provide support for Windows Mobile 6.5, but there will still be equipped with Windows Mobile 6.5 phone systems available.
