>>>>>>Hi All,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Any recommnedations for the best mobile phone/device to use for developing mobile applications on?
>>>>>
>>>>>Android - if you have strong windows ties in the backend try the Moonlight subset - Silverlight on Mono.
>>>>>WinMobile left many unhappy users - even if some of those memories stem from previous versions,
>>>>>they never reached the dominant position they had in the desktop.
>>>>>
>>>>>my 0.0005 EUR
>>>>>
>>>>>thomas
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>OK, but which actual device do you prefer to use for testing, development etc?
>>>
>>>VM - with Android you have a plugin for eclipse.
>>>
>>>regards
>>>
>>>thomas
>>
>>:) No Thomas, I am not explaining myself properly. I am asking which mobile phone (actual phone hardware) do you prefer to use for your mobile app development?
>
>I, for one, am not clear on your question.
>No-one develops applications *on* a mobile phone. You develop *for* a specific mobile phone OS - usually using (at least initially) a simulator. Picking a specific piece of hardware to test on is a bit like picking a specific browser for a web app......

Of course if he develops a WM7 app that's going to be rather difficult as there are no WM7 phones on the market yet.