Will Microsoft Windows Phone 7 be a failure? | CodeGuru

Will Microsoft Windows Phone 7 be a failure?

Experts agree, Windows Mobile 7 misses the basic functions of a Windows OS. Lacking support for HTML5, the basic Cut & Paste feature and of course Multi-tasking. The Windows Mobile 7 Browser is based on the old source code of IE7 and not on modern technologies like WebKit/HTML5. Find out more.

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Sep 29, 2010
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Experts agree, Windows Mobile 7 misses the basic functions of a Windows OS. Lacking support for HTML5, the basic Cut & Paste feature and of course Multi-tasking. The Windows Mobile 7 Browser is based on the old source code of IE7 and not on modern technologies like WebKit/HTML5. Find out more.

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