Motorola abandon Windows Mobile until v.7

[Av3LaR]

Motorola is not interested in creating smartphones that use the recently released Windows Mobile 6.5, according to comments from executives during a roundtable discussion.

The world's fourth-largest handset maker had previously said it would be using Windows Mobile for its upper-tier enterprise smartphones, but Christy Wyatt, Motorola's VP of software platform, said there are no plans to support the current generation of Microsoft's mobile operating system. Wyatt indicated the company would wait for Windows Mobile 7, which is expected to be a highly retooled version of the OS and should launch in late 2010.

It appears that Motorola will be placing a large bet on the Google-based Android operating system, and the company is in the middle of its MotoDev Summit that is focusing on making it easier and faster for developers to create programs for the company's Android phones. With handset makers like Samsung,Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson, and others expected to produce smartphones with the Google-backed OS, Motorola said its deep customization of Android will help it stand out from the crowd.

Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha said it will have a second Android phone by the end of the year, and many expect it to land on Verizon Wireless. Jha also said the company would eventually have "multiple tens of products" running the Linux-based OS, and these devices will likely be low-cost handsets catering to the "prosumer" market.

via: InformationWeek

[josuearisty]

Hope when W7 be out, MOTOROLA come with great phones

[MotoMania]

That's Motorola mobile phone with OS Windows Mobile 7 will have codename Motorola Caesar.