Terry Myerson, formerly Microsoft corporate vice president managing the Exchange team, has just moved to oversee Windows Mobile. Under Myerson's tenure, Exchange became the market leader in corporate messaging. Now, he's expected to bring new strength and continued growth to Windows Mobile. Myerson was recently interviewed by our friend Paul Robichaux of Windows IT Pro. Excerpts follow. You can find the complete interview here.

I asked Myerson how he responded to the common argument that Windows Mobile is doomed by Apple’s rapid expansion into the mobile device market. He had a strong riposte: Although Apple has sold nearly 10 million iPhones since its launch, Windows Mobile sold more than 18 million licenses during the fiscal year, and Microsoft’s partners introduced more than 30 new Windows Mobile phones to market in 2008.

Myerson also pointed out that the buzz around Google’s Android platform and the iPhone help to raise awareness of smartphones and why they’re better than the simpler phones from vendors such as Nokia and Motorola that now dominate the worldwide device market.

“Microsoft’s strategy for Windows Mobile has always been to nail tough business requirements while not forgetting that all of us go home to our families and friends,” Myerson said. “And we want people to carry a single phone that crosses those two worlds seamlessly.” He mentioned Microsoft’s acquisition of Danger, the maker of the popular Sidekick line of mobile devices, as an example of a move that Microsoft’s made to benefit mobile users.

 So when is he going to post on here so we can all say hello?