Monday, March 18, 2002
Microsoft reaches major milestone, clever strategy
Posted by Andy Sjostrom in "NEWS" @ 11:40 AM
http://www.microsoftmobilitypress.com/site/home/main.asp
I'd like to add some exciting news to Ed's post on the Pocket PC Phone Edition. I recently learned that the US carrier Cingular today announces plans to bring Smartphone 2002 phones from Sendo, the Z100, to their network. This means that Cingular is the first carrier to bring Smartphone 2002s to the US.
While this is a major milestone, I am convinced that this is just that. More carriers will follow, and I would not be surprised if we soon even see carrier branded Smartphone 2002s as well as carrier branded Pocket PC Phone Edition devices, the O2 XDA being the first. To partner with mobile network operators is a very clever strategy from many perspectives. But that's worth a post of its own...! Now, let's just celebrate the Cingular announcement!
I'd like to add some exciting news to Ed's post on the Pocket PC Phone Edition. I recently learned that the US carrier Cingular today announces plans to bring Smartphone 2002 phones from Sendo, the Z100, to their network. This means that Cingular is the first carrier to bring Smartphone 2002s to the US.
While this is a major milestone, I am convinced that this is just that. More carriers will follow, and I would not be surprised if we soon even see carrier branded Smartphone 2002s as well as carrier branded Pocket PC Phone Edition devices, the O2 XDA being the first. To partner with mobile network operators is a very clever strategy from many perspectives. But that's worth a post of its own...! Now, let's just celebrate the Cingular announcement!
