![]() ![]() I'll pause while you consider the ensuing irony-Microsoft has had nothing but trouble updating the first generation of nearly identical Windows Phones-but it's a good idea regardless. One of Windows Phone's most heralded changes from its Windows Mobile predecessor was that the new system would have a much more tightly controlled hardware specification, which Microsoft said would prevent a proliferation of divergent devices that would be very hard to update. Indeed, there are many consumer- and business-oriented features coming in Mango that Microsoft has yet to discuss publicly. So I'd like to highlight what we know about Mango so far, with the understanding that things will no doubt change going forward. Microsoft first officially unveiled Mango earlier this year, but they provided a lot more information about this release this month at its MIX'11 conference. Mango will be made available for free to all current Windows Phone handset owners, but my suspicion is that the best experience will be had on a second generation of new devices that include additional capabilities not found in today's phone. Assuming they actually hit this schedule, Microsoft will release a major update to Windows Phone, internally called Windows Phone 7.5 (though that could change) and codenamed "Mango," sometime in the final quarter of 2011.
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