Microsoft to Replace Blackberry?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday February 13, 2006 @07:58AM from the waiting-for-the-next-round-of-patent-lawsuits dept.

nmccart writes "According to Wired Magazine, Microsoft, along with Cingluar and Vodaphone, is planning to introduce the next generation of Windows Mobile phones that can receive e-mails "pushed" directly from servers that handle a company's messaging. This will allow companies to skip over the cost of installing a Blackberry server, and instead just use the Exchange servers that they are already using. The question becomes, now that this technology is cheaper, will my VP be buying new Windows Mobile enabled cell phones for his entire department just so we can put in more hours?"

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Re:I doubt it.... by Anonymous Coward · 2006-02-13 08:18 · Score: 0, Troll

I think you underestimate the power of the dark force my friend..

Lord Vador, ahem, I mean Steve Balmer, will do what it takes to "control" the market.

And the example of Tivo is pretty weak. The company is largely irrelevant now that the cable DVR companies such as Motorola have moved in. Ipod is surviving because the brand is always innovating. What has blackberry done since they invented the "push" email? Not much. Now watch the toilet flush them down around them just like 3DFX and others.

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