Rounded square icons against a black background? It's like they're not even trying to differentiate themselves. Also iPhone like - you slide your finger across the screen to move to the next page of apps.

As a play on their name, the pointer icon is in the shape of an "o." Cute, though it looks like there might be some freezing problems in the initial OS build - check out that shadow in the bottom left corner.

There's an included tab for a customizable list that will give you quick access to your favorite programs. It kind of looks like the iPhone's iTunes page to me.

And this is what it looks like when you bring up the call screen. The numerals are nice, big and bold.

Quite honestly, I'm hoping this doesn't turn out to be the oPhone's final OS design. I was looking forward to getting something that had iPhone-like capabilities, but better—not something that's just more of the same (with a few added specs tacked on). If I wanted an iPhone copycat, I'd just buy a Meizu. [I love oPhone]

Todd Peters, VP of marketing for the Windows Mobile Division said that while Microsoft was looking into beefing up WinMo's features, its strategy for the new year was to limit the number of devces using the OS.

Right now about 140 cellphones use WinMo. Peters said Microsoft is hoping to shrink that number in order to not "have its efforts diluted over too many devices."

I'd rather have fewer devices and be more focused," he said. That way "we get better integration" between phone and operating system.

Peters wasn't clear about the criteria Microsoft was going to use to limit Windows Mobile roll-outs. Will they restrict it to more powerful phones that are capable of running WinMo without the lag (kind of like that Vista ready label, only... actually ready) or is it Microsoft making more of an effort to actually design the OS to every specific phone its licensed on? [New York Times]