Microsoft Enters the Cell Phone OS Market

Posted by timothy on Tuesday February 19, 2002 @09:43AM 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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Re:Who cares? by BlackSol · 2002-02-19 10:11 · Score: 5, Insightful

Why?
Because Microsoft is the (currently) largest commercial software producer. (yes thats a period)

When the largest company in any name space announces a new product for a new product space its indicative a (possible) new trend in computing.

So new trend + OS + mobile phone + applications = News for Nerds Stuff that matters.

Also it may also encourage your stock picks on your 6 month portfolio rebalance. I mean I wouldn't bet on any comercial company in a product space to compete directly with microsoft.

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