Microsoft Should Hush Until iPhone 2 Debuts

The heat is on. With Apple's(AAPL Quote) highly anticipated iPhone2 announcement expected early Monday afternoon, rivals aren't standing still.

I've seen a number of new phone designs that will hit the market in the next few days/weeks. I'm actually playing with a very nifty "iPhone killer" from another manufacturer as I write this.

But this rivalry is now being played out as a war of words -- with the billion-dollar spoils going to the victor. I guess that's why I've just received an email from the Windows Mobile Update team at the WeberShandwick public relations firm.

In it, I was informed that Microsoft's(MSFT Quote) Mobile Communications Senior Vice President Andy Lees has "reached out to Windows Mobile's ecosystem of partners" to highlight the great success they have achieved as they continue their mission to put a "smartphone in every pocket." ...