Despite the fact that most of us are already waiting for the release of the upcoming Windows Phone 7 mobile platform, the fact is that Windows Mobile 6.5 is far from dead. In fact, Microsoft has already stated several months ago that even after the WP7 handsets are released, they will still continue to support and develop for WinMo 6.5.

While it is not confirmed if they will push through with the supposed name change from Windows Mobile to Windows Phone Classic, they are certainly going to keep the OS alive. Despite the announcement that Microsoft Office Mobile 2010 will indeed be available for the new OS, people are still looking to the older WinMo OS for business needs. Simply put, the new WP7 is not simply cutting it for business users –this is actually a very important market for Microsoft (they hold the second largest share of the business market next to BlackBerry, and that is how they managed to survive despite WinMo’s lack of support in the general market).

A recent announcement from Samsung further proves that WinMo 6.5 will still be around for a while, the new Samsung Omnia Pro 4 and Omnia Pro 5 smart phones will be making use of the older Microsoft mobile platform with updated versions of Office Mobile and Communicator Mobile.

As to be expected, the two handsets are very business-like in design, with the BlackBerry form factor (candy bar handsets with portrait physical QWERTY keyboards). The design logic for the keyboards is simple, but they work quite effectively, anyone who has been using a Palm or BlackBerry will feel at ease with these handsets.

It is to be noted that the Omnia Pro 4 actually has better specs than the Omnia Pro 5. The biggest advantage of getting the Pro 5 is the fact that the device is a lot lighter and slimmer than the Pro 4.