So, Windows Phone 7 = Vista, Windows Phone 6 Starter Edition = XP

History repeats itself! What do I mean? Keep reading. Take a look at this item over on ZDNet…

Microsoft shares more details on Windows Phone Starter Edition

So, what do we learn from the information in this article/interview?

– Windows Mobile 6 will be re-configured a bit and rechristened Windows Phone 6 Starter Edition
– Some phones using Windows Phone 6 Starter Edition will NOT have Office Mobile installed
– The ones that do will have the old (current) version of Office Mobile installed

What does this mean? For one, Windows Phone 7 may end up being the equivalent of Windows Vista (a real “winner”) with Windows Mobile 6.5

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