One of the biggest questions floating around here at JAMM has been what will happen to all of our Windows Mobile apps when Windows Phone 7 Series is released later this year?  Will that giant library of apps continue to run?  Or will this be another PalmOS/WebOS situation in which Microsoft eschews its developer community in order to effectuate a complete overhaul.

The answer which is now floating around the web is a resounding yes…but…well…maybe no…but sorta.  Let me explain.  If you are a user of Windows Mobile 5 or older, then you are going to be pretty much out of luck.  If you are using a newer device, running Windows Mobile 6.0 or 6.5, then your apps should run…just not in their present form.  Apparently, Microsoft has made some significant improvements and changes to the user interface.  As such, developers will need to update and tweak the user interfaces in order for their existing apps to run properly.  Sounds easy enough, but no further details have been emerging.  Hopefully, we can expect all of that information and plenty more at the upcoming MIX2010.

[Via WMPowerUser]

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