Windows Phone Thoughts: Pocket PC browser battle upcoming?

Are we seeing a Pocket PC browser war emerging? I didn't think we'd see another after the Internet Explorer's treatment of Netscape Navigator. But give it a second thought. The current version of Pocket Internet Explorer does leave room for other players. I am surprised that we haven't seen any functional enhancements since the release of Pocket PC 2002.

Enter two potent players: NetFront v3.0 Wireless Profile and Bitstream's ThunderHawk. ThunderHawk has made a remarkable entrance to this market and is right on track with its landscape fit-to-screen solution. NetFront v3.0 Wireless Profile moves more into the lands of telecom and boasts with supporting the following standards: HTML 4.01, XHTML Basic, eHTML (iHTML), WML 2.0, CSS1, CSS2, HTTP 1.1, WAP 2.0 Stack, animated GIFs, DOM, JavaScript 1.5, SSL v3.0, MMS (optional), J2ME (optional).

You can download a free 30-day trial of the ThunderHawk browser, while the NetFront v3.0 Wireless Profile is available as beta.

By looking at the specs of these products, Pocket Internet Explorer fades. Put together your wish list for the next Pocket Internet Explorer! What would it look like (other than a fit-to-screen that actually works!).