Hardware Compatibility Warning messages found in Mango, Fragmentation in its Infancy

We all knew this day was coming, and with the Mango beta in the hands of developers we've received our first real look at how Windows Phone will handle fragmentation. MobileTechWorld spotted a small warning message just below Foursquare's tile in its Marketplace page and when tapped on the above 'Compatibility Warning' message appears, detailing exactly why your phone may not be up to snuff. In this case, Foursquare's compatibility warning is most likely a bug instead of an actual hardware conflict (the app claims the Omnia 7 doesn't have a camera). Still, many have called this the first sign of fragmentation; we disagree.

Why? Windows Phone is already fragmented. In case you forgot about the entire NoDo debacle, that's fragmentation--when phones are receiving the same core update at different times. While it's nothing as severe as Android where not even one software update is guaranteed to the end user, Windows Phone is still already fragmented. In the future, Windows Phone's actual hardware fragmentation will be similar to that of iOS where a Generation 1 device may not be compatible with an app that was written for Generation 3. So don't start panicking and rioting in the streets--the overwhelming majority of Mango apps most likely won't affect current devices.

Source: MobileTechWorld