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We still don’t know what it looks like or when exactly it’ll arrive — rough estimate sometime in 2010 — but Windows Mobile 7′s being given special care by Microsoft with a chassis concept of “carefully defined hardware specifications” for hardware vendors, according to James McCarthy. As for what those specs are and how strictly it’ll enforce adherence, we’re still in the dark. If it’s anything like what we saw with the rumored “Pink” specs from back in May, we’re not too worried, but it’s really in Microsoft’s hands to screw up. If they say it’s okay to see StrongARM chips in WinMo 7 devices, someone’ll do it, and we gotta imagine some negative vibes towards the mobile OS in general should someone ever have to manage with a handset like that.

[Via WMPowerUser]

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Windows Mobile 7 chassis concept confirmed by Microsoft, not detailed originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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