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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Crash by Renraku · 2002-02-19 09:47 · Score: 1, Redundant

What good is a BSOD if the screen is unable to display the color blue?

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Re:Woo Hoo!!! We get viruses easier!!! by mar1no · 2002-02-19 10:24 · Score: 0, Redundant

Seriously, to make it even worse, there's gonna be the "blue screen of death" on cell phones now. *evil laughter as he plots CellNuke*

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