The Microsoft® Windows Mobile Line of Business Solution Accelerator 2008!

Rob Tiffany has got the details... . 

The main features include:

• Intelligent resolution awareness
• Synchronization Services
• Windows Communication Foundations "Store and Forward"
• MapPoint
• LINQ
• Custom Controls
• Managed Stored Procedures and Triggers
• Notifications and Online Help
• Language Switching and Localization

Some of these (WCF, Synchronization Services) are a lot more thrilling than others but all in all it's a great step forward.  With that said, I think MS really needs to work on a few things. When the iPhones first came out, I was lucky enough to have one sent to me.  I liked it but didn't go gaga over it. After two days, I decided to sell it.  I think UI wise, it was far ahead of a typical SmartPhone although the PocketPC edition phones gave it a lot better run for the money.  But I know that my opinion is not typical. In fact, most iPhone users who have used or use Windows Mobile are really adamant about the superiority of the UI and usability.  I think some of that is b/c they are comparing a 500.00 phone with a much cheaper one in many cases but across the board, the iPhone does probably have the advantage.  Having started to toy with the iPhone SDK, I have to admit it's fairly easy to pick up (nowhere near as easy as the Compact Framework) so once more applications come out for it, it will make it all the more attractive to mainstream users.  I have a lot of faith in Microsoft though and nothing would please me more than for Windows Mobile 7.0 to work so well that my obnoxious iPhone owning friends will have to pipe down about the greatness of the iPhone.  The accelerator however, is definitely a step in the right direction.