Microsoft Gets Even More Mobile by Rolling Out Windows Mobile to its Employees

[Jerry Raia]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.theunwired.net/?itemid=3198' target='_blank'>http://www.theunwired.net/?itemid=3198</a><br /><br /></div><i>"It took a little bit longer but finally, Microsoft is rolling-out Windows Mobile phones to its employees, as Ron Markezich, CIO of Microsoft, said in an interview with the International Heral Tribune. He is responsible for answering to the computing demands of what may be the world's geekiest work force: the users of the 340,000 machines on the software company's own corporate network. More and more these days, he says, their demands are for mobility. As of July 1, Microsoft began issuing company-owned cellphones and mobile devices to employees who request them, a change from its previous policy of supporting workers' personal devices on an ad hoc basis."</i><br /><br /> <img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/Jerry-teaser_microsoft.gif" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/> <br /><br />It's good to see Microsoft has joined its own party! I'm so glad they decided not to go with Blackberrys. :lol:

[Rocco Augusto]

It's good to see Microsoft has joined its own party! I'm so glad they decided not to go with Blackberrys. :lol:

:rotfl:

[mbranscum]

I wonder if they'll use any particular brand of phone, or if the employees will have a choice?

[Kris Kumar]

Microsoft is known for dog fooding its products. I am surprised that it took them so long. I guess Windows Mobile products has reached critical mass in terms of product choices, carrier choices and price.

I wonder if they'll use any particular brand of phone, or if the employees will have a choice?

I wish the press release mentioned that.

[racerx]

It doesn't say they didn't support their own devices before. It says that Microsoft will now PAY for devices. They used to reimburse employees for using their OWN devices previously. At least that's how I read the sentence "Microsoft began issuing company-owned cellphones and mobile devices to employees who request them, a change from its previous policy of supporting workers' personal devices on an ad hoc basis."

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