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Microsoft Enters the Cell Phone OS Market

Posted by timothy on from the press-9-for-customer-service dept.

PuZZLeR writes: "Today, Microsoft unveiled a new operating system for mobile phones (named 'Windows Powered Smartphone 2002') and plans to fully enter the wireless data devices with voice capabilities by utilizing both cellphones and PDA devices. TI already created a reference design for the Ms powered phone. While this sounds like Microsoft is going after Handspring, RIM or Danger, cellphone OS manufactures, like Nokia and OpenWave are expected to counteract to the announcements. Today, Nokia announced it will offer mobile phone makers its own development kit and OS."

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  1. fucking Slashdot get a clue by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I am curious:

    Does slashdot post Microsoft related stories so all the really l337 open source masters can sharpen their rapiers with redundant wit that stopped being funny years ago?

    'Har Har Wait'll it bluescreens'
    'Geez can't wait till it crashes when im driving'

    It's just not funny guys.