Windows Phone 7: Please Leave Your Old Windows Mobile Apps Behind

Microsoft didn’t tell the whole Windows Phone 7 story at the announcement during the World Mobile Congress last month. Engadget reports on a few new and, perhaps, unsettling pieces of information…

Microsoft talks Windows Phone 7 Series development ahead of GDC: Silverlight, XNA, and no backward compatibility

– Silverlight and XNA (runtime for game development) will be heavy lifters for developers
– Apps for Windows Mobile 6.x and earlier will not run on Windows Phone 7 devices

So, you won’t have to worry if your current favorite Windows Mobile apps will run on your new Windows Phone 7 smartphone: It won’t.

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