Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 family. This is just the beginning

Posted on Sep 10, 08 11:14 AM PDT

Sony Ericsson will confirm the USA Xperia X1 plan on November 3rd. Several people at Sony Ericsson mentioned an XPERIA line-up or family, so expect more products like this. Hopefully models will include the same overall design, but will be more affordable (with a 640 x 242 display?).

By choosing Windows Mobile, and by rolling out an SDK, Sony Ericsson showed that it recognized that value is in software (and that's true), depicting a company that is ready to try the platform approach. With the SDK and advanced features, the company hopes to differentiate itself from other Windows Mobile competitors.

At the moment, Sony Ericsson relies on Handango to distribute the software, although it will also provide a download area on the Sony Ericsson site. This will be a long term multi-discipline initiative (hardware, software, platform, eco-system), and so far, the hardware side has delivered, partly thanks to contract manufacturer HTC.

We will keep a close eye on how things will unfold. In the meantime, kudos to Sony Ericsson for the device itself, and good luck with the launch.

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