Windows phone 7 series is a lost cause
Perhaps Microsoft executives think they can show off a reasonable software-plus-hardware-plus-services strategy next month at MIX. Maybe they can without Microsoft doing its own phone. But time to market is too long and Microsoft competes with Apple big money making software plus hardware and services (Nokia and RIM, too) and Google free.
Microsoft has started the marathon late. Apple, Google, Nokia and perhaps even RIM will set the agenda for your mobile future. Microsoft’s mobile platform is a lost cause.