01-06-2004, 12:00 AM
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Mobile Handsets: Battle Lines Drawn for 2004
"Microsoft built on inroads made at Orange with a multi-faceted announcement with Vodafone at ITU Telecom World in Geneva, only to hear Vodafone's reservation at the year-end with their 'not quite ready for prime time' comment. Microsoft presses on with improvements to the platform, with smarter phones from Sierra Networks and surprisingly, Motorola, originally a Symbian investor. Microsoft's unique selling proposition is the link to the enterprise through the dominance in PC desktop software, but this has not yet translated into handsets. The separation of PocketPC and Smartphone operating systems artificially divides PDA and handset platforms, despite the cohesive properties of .net. Microsoft need the quality gains to translate into quantity."
This is an interesting article that talks about all the players in the market today - it's a good read to get an overview of where everyone is at. Vodafone's criticism of the Smartphone platform certainly won't help things, that's for sure - Microsoft has a hard road ahead of them to convince the world's largest carrier that the Smartphone is ready for their customers.
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