Windows Mobile compared to Windows Phone 7 Series... they're kind of 2 different markets. A lot of people who liked Windows Mobile a lot, don't like WP7S. There are a lot of people who won't want to upgrade the phone to WP7S, which introduces a more Apple way of doing things (app approval etc).

With WP7S, Microsoft wants to have control over those buttons. Apple style control. It would be technically easy to remap the HD2's buttons to work with WP7S. But Microsoft doesn't want you remapping buttons. Ballmer already announced that mobile networks will be forbidden from changing the Bing Button to an alternative search engine. Changing those buttons is strictly off-limits on WP7S.

II am going to get this phone because it is,as of now, the most advanced piece of hardware out there, and it's also also loaded with useful content.
That is right, even with WinMo 6+ in it.

I am not too exited about the WPs7 where Microsoft has been forced by the so called tech blogosphere to go retro a la Apple iPhone. These text and

menu challenged reviewers have rejected the still strong WinMo 6 OS platform with silly chants such as "nobody wants it," "it is anemic," "it is outdated,"

"it is a dead OS," "it is too hard to lift the stylus out of my pocket," etc. Of course, what they really meant was: "it is not flashy," "it is not visually gunky,"

"it is not eye candish." Now, I ask you what does any of this had to do with productivity.When you get your WPs7 phone I want you to tell me what it

is that it will do that you won't be able to do on a WinMo 6 (now Classic) phone. Or better yet ,what will it be able to do substantially better than WinMo Classic.

WPs7 will go retro a la iPhone. It will have no multitasking, no customization, no replaceable memory storage card, no freedom to buy software from

independent developers but only from Microsost's apps store, no sinificant enterprise support and on and on.This is Microsoft's version of "platform

lockdown." What you guys asked for.

Some years ago, audio gears manufacturers came out with claims and boasts about their new technical advances in audio reproduction by simply

shuffling the buttons, knobs,and switches on their audio gear around. It turns out that except for digital audio storage and minor reproduction

improvements, the CD, there still does not exists a consensus as to what is a good audio reproduction. It will be the same thing with the Windows phone

evolution.Microsoft is rearanging things around so that it can be more palatable to the average joe and the average tech blogger.Even though this crowed released their self-generated pent up expectations as per Microsoft's WPs7 announcements.Now, they are starting to whine again when Microsoft serves them the dish that they asked for.

To those who will buy the HTC HD2, enjoy WM6 and its power on the HTC HD2 while it is still a viable OS because even if it drops to .5% of use in the market it will still be a strong portable computing OS.This, especially for those who understood its power and are not impressed by overly flashy visual gunk.

no worries. that's why we have xda-developers. =D

Supposedly NO Windows Mobile devices will be upgradeable. :(

Steve

this site is always the last to know about things, especially when it pertains to WM

"Last to post about" isn't the same as "last to know about".

However, please feel free (and encouraged even) to go elsewhere.

Steve

It's the buttons.

The HD2 has too many buttons.