[About XDA developers] Chainfire:
Just coming back to this thread after about a week of absense (from reading this thread), some very good points raised.

One thing that is certainly true is the timing issue. The devices that were added (like Samsung 2009 series, for example) came too late - it's probably MoDaCo that has that coverage. New device forums must be added _before_ the device hits the shelves.

Though I love WM, and don't really like Android so much, WP7S is a big phat question mark at the moment. There is a lot of risk involved with WP7S. It's pretty much a re-do from start hacking-wise, and it's even less open than Android and thus possibly will take more time to hack. Will people actually pick it up is an even bigger question. I've heard a lot of hackers here state over IM and/or IRC they won't even look at WP7S, and though I'm not one of them, it's a close call. And it's only a close call for me because I develop apps for a living and need to keep options open...

In the meantime, MS already virtually killed WM6.x with their specifics about WP7S. I talk to a lot of devs, both commercial and non-commercial, and the general opinion is that nobody will invest anything in WM6 anymore. It's a dead-end, waste of time, seeing the incompatibility between WM6 and WP7S. MS has given the royal shaft to all established Windows Mobile coders, though the native coders a lot more than the .NET coders, in favor of game coders and desktop developers. As I've elaborately explained before in blog posts and such, it is quite likely (though not certain) that about 70% of the currently best-selling and most used non-game Windows Mobile applications cannot even be ported to WP7S due to restrictions, unless you are an OEM.

While there is of course always a market for stuff for "jailbreaks", it is - at least for app developers - not nearly as interesting as being able to do things on a stock device. This was the power of Windows Mobile, but after WM the next OS that can do most is Android. And it begs the question how much we can do ROM-wise for WP7S.

This is a negative outlook on WP7S for sure and maybe, or perhaps even likely, it won't be so bad. But that's a big gamble. Especially in light of the epic failures MS has created in their mobile ecosystem lately. (If you are a commercial developer on Marketplace, you know what I'm talking about, if not, just take my word for it).

That whole rant was necessary to get at the following question: Where is XDA going? The oppertunity is here to become the biggest Android site on the net. THE place to be. I'm quite sure this can be accomplished, so get the share you can. Because there is a very real chance that WM hacking will largely disappear in the very near future. Hell, I'd even look at supporting Bada! (sub-Android market featurephones your mom and sister might get, while you and your brother get Android)

The point is, as somebody else states, it has to be more aggressive. We got some great Windows Mobile and Android hackers here. All new and upcoming WM and Android devices need their forums. WM to keep the old, Android to build the new. Maybe throw in Bada. Perhaps we can expand with WP7S when the time comes, but always keep in mind that market may be really small, or fail to establish at all.

WM6 is as dead as carriers are dump pipes. Sure, some do not realise it, but it's nevertheless true.