HTC, T-Mobile mum on Windows Phone 7 plans for HD2 smartphone

From InfoWorld: Phone maker HTC and wireless carrier T-Mobile announced the highly anticipated HD2 smartphone in the U.S. on Tuesday, but also said that no plans were in place to put Microsoft's upcoming Windows Phone 7 OS on the device yet.

The smartphone includes a large 4.3-inch touchscreen and runs the Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional OS. The HD2 was originally launched in October in Europe, and Microsoft has said Windows Mobile 6.5 devices could not be upgraded to Windows Phone 7.

Users could therefore be left with a device that can't be upgraded when Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 is officially released. Microsoft has said that smartphones based on new OS could become available starting late this year.

Despite the growing enthusiasm surrounding Windows Phone 7, the companies didn't want to wait for the new OS to release the HD2 in the U.S., said Jon Eliav, a T-Mobile spokesman. Eliav said that HTC is not providing a projection on when or whether HD2 smartphones will carry the Windows Phone 7 OS.

"We don't know when the first [Windows 7 Phone OS] device is coming out," Eliav said.

At the time of the Windows 7 OS launch, a number of carriers worldwide, including T-Mobile, committed to offer Windows Phone 7 Series devices as part of their phone offerings.

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