pocketpcthoughts.com - 9/26/2008
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"Unlike Apple or RIM, which design both their phones and operating system, Microsoft (MSFT) has been taking a different approach for several years -- focusing on the OS and letting partners figure out what the gadget will do and where it'll sell. This is sort of what Google's doing with Android ...
electronista.com - 9/30/2008
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electronista.com —
Microsoft's already reported Windows Mobile 7 delay will
be longer than anticipated in practice, according to a
tip obtained by VentureBeat. While not immediately pointing to a further delay past late 2009 in completing the mobile OS itself, the rep...
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Win Mobile 7 now delayed to 2010?
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Microsoft reaffirms that it's steering clear of handset manufacturing
Engadget —
... Lady Luck hasn't done us any favors since the last time this question was posed, as Scott Rockfeld, group product manager for Windows Mobile, recently confirmed that Microsoft has "no plans to build [its] own phone." He continued by adding that "right now [it's] happy to share the limelight." C'mon Scott -- where's that tenacious spirit you had that first day in Redmond? Where's the unrelenting determination to conquer the competition? Where's... oh, never mind. [Via Pocket PC Thoughts]Read | Permalink | Email this ...
No Microsoft built mobile phone on the horizon
Phones Review —
... and its Open Handset Alliance. Despite having its own gadget design teams — which make the Zune and Xbox — Microsoft has ‘no plans to build our own phone,’ says Scott Rockfeld, group product manager for Windows Mobile. ‘Right now we’re happy to share the limelight,’ he adds.”
So there you have it, Microsoft have put all the net whispers to rest by stating they have now wish to build their own mobile phone.
Source – pocketpcthoughts
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Microsoft has no plans to Build Phones
Mobility Site —
Wait a second, what about the aquisition of Danger? What about the Zune Phone you promised (I am making that up from all the Zune phone rumors)?
Seriously though, as Rocco said over at Pocket PC Thoughts’, “No Surprise”. 60% of you guys agree that Microsoft will never make a phone too.
“Unlike Apple or RIM, which design both their phones and operating system, Microsoft (MSFT) has been taking a different approach for several years — focusing on the OS and letting partners figure out what the ...
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