Microsoft's Windows Mobile is a neat idea, but I really don't think a Smart Phone user has much need for at least half of the functionality of their operating system.
There are a couple of smaller groups within Microsoft Corporate that have done alternate operating systems that seem to interact just fine with the full-fledged Windows operating systems though.... X-box and Zune both have non-Windows operating systems but they still manage to interact just fine with Windows. They are snappy, operate on smaller or dedicated purpose processors, and look great. While the Zune isn't exactly a huge commercial success, it bested the iPod's user interface (UI) (at least until the Fall 2007 iPods, anyhow). How about Microsoft enlisting one or both groups to develop a mobile operating system for Smart Phones that provides the same core level of functionality as the Blackberry? These guys could make something attractive, snappy, and that has the requisite functionality? That's my two bits.
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