Mike Temporale
02-21-2004, 03:30 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=P8&targetRule=10&xml=%2Fconnected%2F2004%2F02%2F17%2Fecnconc17.xml' target='_blank'>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=P8&targetRule=10&xml=%2Fconnected%2F2004%2F02%2F17%2Fecnconc17.xml</a><br /><br /></div>"Thus far, Microsoft has struggled to replicate its dominance of the computer operating system market in the next generation of mobiles, or so-called "smartphones". But it is hellbent on doing so.<br /><br />Sales of smartphones, which allow you take and send pictures and emails and surf the internet - as well as make plain old phone calls - will this year overtake sales of pocket computers, which fell 5pc in 2002."<br /><br />Dominic White has written a great article about the current battle between Symbian (Nokia) and Microsoft over the smartphone market. Along with the nervousness felt by other handset manufacturers now that Nokia is taking control of Symbian.