Opera, Microsoft, and the Mobile Browser Market

DrEspenA writes "Salon has an interesting article on the competition for the mobile phone browser market. Ostensibly the article is about Microsoft's efforts to dominate the market, but the key protagonist is really Opera Software, which may be gaining the (initial) upper hand simply because they are not Microsoft. Good discussion of whether standards and familiarity really is necessary in the mobile browser market."

Comments

Re:why no choice?

[bluelip]

That's horseshit! Storage is cheap nowadays. I should be able to plug in a compact flash card also if I need more storage. 200 phone #'s is NOT enough when you realize how inexpensive additional memory is.

Microsoft controling my cell-phone?

[louzerr]

From the article on Salon, it would seem that Microsoft's phone browser would require a Microsoft phone operating system (sound familiar?). With as many security & privacy breaches Microsoft products are known for - is this a good idea? I'd be expecting my MS-powered phone to ring at odd-hours with commercials. I'd expect my list of phone numbers to be 'accidentally' transfered to Microsoft. We've heard about Microsoft using unique id's on their OSs and X-Box to track their victims, er, I mean customers - why wouldn't they do the same on the phone, if they could. Move over, Homeland Security! Here comes Big Brother Bill! (the butterfly is watching you!)