Friday, June 13, 2003
Microsoft Markets Competition
Posted by Andy Sjostrom in "THOUGHT" @ 05:21 AM
On behalf of Microsoft, ID Factor is giving away a mobile device. It's not a Pocket PC. It's not even a Windows Powered Smartphone. It's a Sony Clie!
"As we know that you are interested in winning prizes, we would like to give you the opportunity to win a Sony Clie NX70V Handheld PDA (16Mb DRAM with 8Mb flash memory colour display) worth £300..."
It's not the first time Microsoft, in one way or another, markets competition. In the case of ID Factor, I realize that it would be impossible to keep track of what every company that Microsoft hires does. But in the case of their own Digital Gallery Live, I have no clue. Still and years after we first mentioned it, the only device that comes up when you search for "pda" is a...
"As we know that you are interested in winning prizes, we would like to give you the opportunity to win a Sony Clie NX70V Handheld PDA (16Mb DRAM with 8Mb flash memory colour display) worth £300..."
It's not the first time Microsoft, in one way or another, markets competition. In the case of ID Factor, I realize that it would be impossible to keep track of what every company that Microsoft hires does. But in the case of their own Digital Gallery Live, I have no clue. Still and years after we first mentioned it, the only device that comes up when you search for "pda" is a...