EDIT, November 20th, 2009. Windows Mobile 7 will actually be officially announced at the MIX conference in MARCH of 2010. I can only assume that Ballmer will give us a release date for WM7. Getting exciting boy.

It’s a little too easy to say that Windows Mobile 7, Microsoft’s little secret, will be here “soon”.  That’s not soon enough!

The fact of the matter is, Windows Mobile 7 won’t have an official, official date until late 2010.  Most likely October.  Why?  Because Microsoft can sit back in their comfy recliners and throw us release dates all day.   But they’ve already changed Windows Mobile 7′s release date twice (it was pushed back because of 6.5 and then again for unexplained reasons).

Keep in touch though and don’t lose hope.  Microsoft is determined to make Windows Mobile 7 a success, says CEO Steve Ballmer.  We know Microsoft won’t leave us consumers out in the wind.

All I can say is that the Windows Mobile team has admitted defeat in the Smartphone market share arena.  They are going to take as much time as they need in order to be sure they have their big corporate foot in the door.