If you want to know what the Windows Phone 7 Series DOESN’T, then just watch the Q&A blocks at the end of sessions CL13 and CL16 of the Microsoft MIX10 conference.

But, if you don’t want to watch these videos you can read my short summary of the Windows Phone 7 Series Development DOESN’T list:

 

Figure 1: Windows Phone 7 Series = Phone + 7 Series + Zugzielanzeiger

 

Doesn’t exist in the stores yet

You will be finding a Windows Phone 7 in stores this Holidays 2010 season. I guess Microsoft will give some away at the PDC2010 this year, if there is one.

Doesn’t have a Blue Tooth API

Doesn’t support on demand zap loading

Doesn’t do cut and paste

Doesn’t do video capture

Can be done in software.

Doesn’t support development for custom CODECs

Mobile Operators and OEMs can provide them.

Doesn’t support API to enumerate over all contacts

Uses chooser or picker to pass in a contact id that you can use to get the contact details.

Doesn’t support inter app communication

Uses a chooser to pass data from one app to the next app like for example contacts. Uses “cloud” for event aggregation and push notification.

Doesn’t support subscription billing

Doesn’t support performance emulation in emulator

Nobody does that.

Doesn’t want to talk publically about accessibility API

Strange answer.

Doesn’t support sensor extensibility

Supports IP communication between sensor and the phone.

Doesn’t support background processes

Uses Pickers to exchange information between processes. Uses “cloud” for event aggregation and push notification.

Doesn’t Silverlight 4

The phone SDK is based on Silverlight version 3. The state of the art version is 4.

Doesn’t SQL Server compact

Currently no support for Microsoft’s pocket RDBM called SQL Server Compact edition, and no support any other native database server library. Microsoft recommends using database applications that are written in managed code.

Doesn’t Multi-tasking

Uses “cloud” for event aggregation and push notification.

Doesn’t allow in-house deployment of business apps

The phone is not targeted for the business customer. No embedded apps supported.

Doesn’t target business apps

Targeted for co nsumer market.

Doesn’t provide tools to migrate from Phone 6.5

Doesn’t support browser plug-ins

Sliverlight is actually running out-of-browser. It can host the browser control, but the browser can’t host the Silverlight plug-in. Support for running plug-ins like Silverlight and Flash is planned.

Doesn’t do original design

Decide for yourself: Doesn’t METRO look like Zugzielanzeiger?

Figure 2 and 3: Deja vu?

Does: Answer questions that are inconvenient

One of the Microsoft speakers just said every time there was an inconvenient question: “I was waiting for this question” and answered it. I have seen Apple speakers running of the stage at this point.

Does: Use Silverlight, .NET, C# and Visual Studio 2010

Best of it’s class toolsets for Rapid Application Development and cross platform reuse.

Does: Shake the market

Ausblick

There is no doubt that Microsoft’s developer platforms, Silverlight and XNA Game Studio, are exceptional and will spark innovation. If I can afford it I will get an IPhone 4G and a Windows Phone 7 for Xmas this year, if not I will just get the new IPhone.