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Guy Kewney - venal (formerly anti-Microsoft) journalist from UK admits: victory of Microsoft in cell phone industry is certain July 13, 2004 [General] | By Edward J. R. After getting invitation for Microsoft's "invite only" Mobius conference (where Microsoft covers all traveling and lodging costs + gives gadget gifts to participants, including cell phones and PDAs), Guy Kewney (owner of NewsWireless.Net and occasional writer for The Register) now is more pro-Microsoft than Bill Gates himself: And the Smartphone has been mocked, because of flaky code, poor battery life, the need for frequent reboots, and the failure of several of the design partners to ship products. And yet... analyst firm Gartner reckons that Microsoft has already won the battle for the "corporate PDA" [...] and that it has the branding to dominate the smartphone business. Many laughed. [...] It reminded me of 20 years ago [...] But who's laughing now? To read more click here. * * * * * Well, while we are not venal, nobody needs to bribe us to convince us about it that Microsoft's victory in cell phone industry is certain (in long-term) and it is already a manifest destiny. It is refreshing to see however that more and more journalists and media recognize that...  Post your comment (free registration is required to post, but if you register you can edit your posts later) [ 3 Comments ]
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