14 DAY TRIAL // Windows Phone 7, the next-generation mobile operating system from Microsoft, might not be able to offer the same experience to all of its users, mainly due to the fact that it is expected to hit many countries with some limitations when compared to other markets.
The markets that are expected to receive the new mobile OS from Microsoft crippled are non-EFIGS countries, which includes all non-English, French, Italian, German and Spanish language markets.
While there is no confirmation that Microsoft would indeed have this in plan, there are great chances that things turn out this way, at least this is what a recent article on WMExperts notes.
According to them, the said limitations would include: - Marketplace functionality will be limited - No Xbox Live service - No Zune support - Only web and e-mail content could be displayed on native language without localized phone menus - Just default keyboards for starters, no local characters - No copy/paste - global limitation In all fairness, it does not come as a surprise that the services Windows Phone 7 comes to the market with won't be available for users in all markets, especially since some of them, such as Zune, are available only in the US.
However, the company did announce that Zune and Xbox LIVE services should hit non-US countries too, though it seems that EFIGS countries, those who will taste Windows Phone 7 first, are the only ones to receive them.
Basically, the experience Windows Phone 7 can offer to users in various countries around the world would depend on the services Microsoft can make available for them.
As the news site notes, it would involve a great effort from Microsoft to come up with the same services in all countries where Windows Phone 7 launches.
In time, the software giant would certainly add far more countries to the list of those to offer full Windows Phone 7 services, but there's no telling on when that would happen.