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Sierra Wireless will no longer make Voq phones.  Apparently, they weren't selling all that well, but their other products have been.  That's a shame, because it's a very cool phone.  More plans for phasing out support will be announced July 20 during their earnings call.  Sierra Wireless plans to keep 15 of the 55 people working on the Voq line.

Read the press release at http://www.sierrawireless.com/news/docs/Jun72005-Press-Release-FINAL.pdf.

Well, bummer.  I checked with Sierra Wireless today about installing Windows Mobile 5 on my Voq A11 SmartPhone, and here's their sad response:

The Windows Mobile 2003 Second edition is built in the phone, and it is not possible to upgrade the phone to Windows Mobile 5.0.

That's a real bummer.  This is one thing I dislike about devices with embedded OSs.  My Axim can't be upgraded to Mobile 2003, and now my SmartPhone can't be upgraded to Mobile 5.  But, the cost of the hardware is so high that it's impractical for me to buy a new device every couple of years.