With Windows Phone now officially out there, the question is whether Microsoft’s latest attempt on making an useable OS for mobile phones has succeeded. Early reviews suggest no: MobileCrunch’s verdict is that “it still sucks“, SlashGear thinks it “falls short of a knock-out blow” while Gizmodo says “there’s no excuse for this“. I can, as so many others, only say: Ouch!

I have search the Internet to find positive reviews of Windows Mobile 6.5 (now renamed to Windows Phone). But not found a single review doing so. I asked for help on Twitter, but no one has until now given me any links. I have only been Retwittered (RT). A Norwegian IT site was down to earth honest saying that you with Windows Mobile 6.5 were only a few clicks away for a Windows 3.1 experience. I belive them. Windows Mobile 6.5 should never have happened. Microsoft should have had full focus on Windows Phone 7, taken it’s time to do it properly instead of loosing face in public media for delivering something not worth spending time on. This is simply not the way to compete with iPhone, Android and Blackberry!