Windows Mobile / Smart Client Support Dropped from Visual Studio 2010?
May 22nd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized
According to recent news on msmobiles.com Microsoft have dropped support for Windows Mobile and Smart Clients from Visual Studio 2010.
However, whilst there is no support currently in Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1, this does not mean that there definitely will not be in the final release of 2010.
I can see one of two things happening;
– Mobile support will be shipped with Visual Studio 2010 – it’s just not in the beta.
– Mobile development is getting it’s own IDE.
One thing I certainly know will not happen is a disappearance of it altogether. Mobile dev is very important to Microsoft’s strategy, especially now with the recent news that Windows Mobile 6.5 is finished and the recent announcements around the new Windows Mobile Marketplace, designed to compete with the IPhone’s App Store.
So, while I do wish that there was some mobile support in the beta, I don’t think it will be long before we find out where it will end up.
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