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Windows Mobile 6 (2007, CE based) was pretty good. iPhone changed everything.

Then Microsoft destroyed v6 with Windows Mobile 7 (CE based but incompatible to CE apps, Silverlight-only apps)

Windows Mobile 7 got replaced by incompatible Windows Phone 8.

Windows Mobile 8 got replaced by incompatible Windows Phone 10.

Microsoft finally admits Windows Phone/Mobile 10 is dead.

More on the "burning platform memo" of their infamous Stephen Elop, and the $7.6 billion write down on the acquisition of Nokia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Mobile



There was no Windows mobile 7. It was already branded as Windows Phone 7 by then. They went back to Windows Mobile for 10, I think.




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