Office Pro Plus 2007 Windows Mobile What's coming

Much was made of this week;s slip-up by Motorola;s CEO that Windows Mobile seven is because of in 2010 (something that;s really been anticipated for a few months now).I;ve been curious about how Microsoft ideas to try to catch up with its mobile-phone opponents provided the slow,Genuine Office 2007, plodding speed at which it has been rolling out new variations of its Windows Cellular platform. Immediately after asking about, it sounds like the Softies are definitely aiming to pace up advancement.Whilst Windows Cellular officials won;t speak about ship-date targets (hmmm… seems like Windows client),Office 2010 Pro, some folks familiar with Microsoft;s options are talking. Here;s the latest I;m hearing from my sources: Windows Mobile 6.5 RTM (release to manufacturing): April 2009First Windows Cellular 6.5 devices from cell phone makers: September 2009Windows Mobile 7.0 release to testers: November 2009First Windows Mobile 7.0 devices from cell phone makers: April 2010 When CNet first reported that Windows Cellular 7 had slipped, it sounded like the latter half of 2010 was the soonest the first Windows Mobile seven devices would appear. My guess as to what;s compressing the cycle: Fewer WinMobile phone carriers means closer working relationships with Microsoft. Potentially, it also could mean smaller,Windows 7 Serial, shorter beta tests and quicker release cycles.Windows Mobile increasingly seems to be going the way of Windows client: Multiple, small milestone test releases involving just a number of external partners. There doesn;t seem to be an equivalent to the big public Windows client betas in the WinMobile world, but if you;re only going to release the product to a handful of carriers, as Microsoft brass indicated was the plan earlier this year, maybe you don;t need to….I haven;t heard anything recently about the feature set that Microsoft is planning to deliver as part of Windows Mobile 6.5 or seven.0. There have been a few tidbits about some of the gesture recognition and multi-touch capabilities in the works for future WinMobile platforms, but that;s about all that;s leaked.Back in late 2007, Microsoft told some enthusiasts a bit about its ideas for Win Cellular seven and 8. Even back then, there were hints of the Skybox/Skyline/Skymarket services, if you read between the lines. Whilst Microsoft doesn;t seem to be tying those services to specific Windows Mobile releases,Office Pro Plus, they do seem to be in lockstep with each other, from what my sources are saying. Skybox 2.0, for instance, seems to be timed to coincide with Windows Mobile seven,Office Pro Plus 2007, according to source reports.What are you expecting — and hoping — to see Microsoft deliver as part of Windows Cellular 6.5 and seven.0?