Apparently, the HTC Shift will NOT run Windows Mobile, but only a very cut-down incarnation of it, that pretty much provides modem and push mail functionality, and very little else.

I haven’t kept up that well with this device, but my impression was that (like the mythical DualCor cPC) one of ,or THE, unique selling point was its dual-boot ability. I even thought of the name as a bit of a play on this ability – shifting or toggling back and forth between the mobile and full Windows OS.

I’d say this takes some of the shine off this device. It will certainly be interesting to hear more detail on exactly what the ‘cut-down’ OS will entail on the Shift.

More details on the Shift’s spec, and this aspect in particular are at: kaz991 blog

Via: jkontherun

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