MSN Direct for Windows Mobile on the way?
Microsoft's MSN Direct FM-based data network is alive and well, thanks in no small part to Garmin's commitment to using the technology in many of its modern nav units. Word on the street is that Microsoft may be prepping a Windows Mobile-based version of the MSN Direct client, a tip o' the hat to one of the service's original complaints when it original launched on wristwatches: everyone wants to get news, sports, weather, and stock information on their phones, anyway. No details are available yet -- how much the service might cost, how the data will get sucked down to the devices (our guess is FM's out of the picture), or why we might use this instead of the sites we currently use -- but we might be hearing more at MWC this week if it turns out to be legit.





















Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
crow610 @ Feb 10th 2008 9:38PM
I can imagine this on a PND which can't use a data plan but on any WM cell phone you can get news/weather/email (whatever) with a data plan.... so why would I want this?
packetsniffer @ Feb 10th 2008 9:54PM
"thanks in no small park"
In no small part, maybe? ;-)
Chris Ziegler @ Feb 10th 2008 9:58PM
Indeed! Thanks.
Chris
packetsniffer @ Feb 10th 2008 10:01PM
You're welcome.
packetsniffer @ Feb 10th 2008 10:00PM
"how the data will get sucked down to the devices (our guess is FM's out of the picture)"
If FM is out of the picture, what will the point of the MSN Direct network even be? Seems like a pretty crappy idea if you ask me.
I think it would be pretty neat to integrate FM receivers into Windows Mobile devices; it should be easier on battery life, wouldn't require a data package, and would seem to be more convenient to use.