Windows Phone Thoughts: T-Mobile Clarifies Microsoft OS Handset Delay Rumors

"T-Mobile International AG and Microsoft Corp. sought to clarify media reports concerning possible delays of the release of a T-Mobile phone using Microsoft software in Europe, but T-Mobile wouldn’t give a specific release date. Media reports surfaced last week that T-Mobile had delayed the release of a phone using Microsoft’s Smartphone operating system, scheduled for sale in June. However, a T-Mobile spokesman said the carrier had never set a definite date, only that it would begin selling the phone sometime this summer. Spokesman Philipp Schindera said there are software problems with the phone, and that T-Mobile, manufacturer HTC and Microsoft are working to fix those problems. He said the phone has not been delayed, because there are still several months of summer left.

Such tactics are common in the wireless industry, with many wireless players shying away from specific release dates. However, T-Mobile’s Schindera wouldn’t say when the phone would be released, only that it would be released when all the software glitches are fixed. Schindera also said T-Mobile’s partnership with Microsoft is still sound and the software problems are commonplace for high-end devices, such as those using Microsoft Smartphone software."

We must have received 10+ links to several articles decrying the death of the Smartphone today, and I resisted posting on all of them for several reasons - I'm happy to post this news that debunks them all, however. Just remember not to trust everything you read on the Internet! :wink: Besides, this isn't Smartphone Thoughts or anything. :lol: