Microsoft's top devices exec says the upcoming Windows Mobile 6.5 OS will provide a better web browsing experience than iPhone.
The new version of Microsoft's mobile operating system is due to launch this Autumn, and is likely to co-incide with a rebranding to Windows Phone.
"You will have a very rich browsing experience on 6.5 devices that will give you access to more websites than you will be able to get to on an iPhone that will work actively and work well," says Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft's entertainment and devices division.
"It really is a much better experience." He was speaking at Microsoft's annual financial analyst meeting late last week.
That sounds pretty bullish, given the widespread acclaim for iPhone's Safari browser. However, Bach was presumably referring to the fact that WinMo 6.5's Internet Explorer browser will be able to access Flash websites - a feature still lacking from iPhone.
While anti-Apple rhetoric gets Microsoft headlines (as we've proved with this story), the closest competitor for Windows Mobile right now is Google's Android OS.
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