Future Xperia phones may not rely on Windows Mobile, sez SE

[Walter E Kurts]

http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/16/f...mobile-sez-se/

We've known for what feels like ages that Sony Ericsson's Xperia X1 would be based on Windows Mobile, but we wouldn't count on the X2, X3 or X99 to just follow suit. At the launch of its digital marketing campaign for said handset, the firm made clear that future SE Xperia phones may not be based on Microsoft's OS, with Magnus Andersson, product manager for the X1, noting that "the brand is not tied into any specific technical platform." Unfortunately, he didn't elaborate nor give any indication what other systems we could eventually see, but at least we know that there will be life after the X1 in one form or another, right?

Sounds good, but I don't know if I can wait for X2 to get Android/Windows Mobile 7

[juckmaniac]

SE, release x1 before x279. please.

[sleazeball]

SE has said this before, and I always wondered if they meant continue using UIQ to cover the lower end of the Xperia range, and use WM where eye candy counts more. But reading it now, yeah, I think they might be dumping UIQ altogether, then just wait and see if one other platform develops into something that really does what people want. Could be Android if the HTC connection continues.