Microsoft reaffirms that it's steering clear of handset manufacturing
by Darren Murph 
posted Sep 26th 2008 at 5:37PM
We've heard it time and time again, but the inner Zune Guy within us refuses to believe Microsoft is really shunning the chance to pump out a handset of its very own. Unfortunately, Lady Luck hasn't done us any favors since the last time this question was posed, as Scott Rockfeld, group product manager for Windows Mobile, recently confirmed that Microsoft has "no plans to build [its] own phone." He continued by adding that "right now [it's] happy to share the limelight." C'mon Scott -- where's that tenacious spirit you had that first day in Redmond? Where's the unrelenting determination to conquer the competition? Where's... oh, never mind.[Via Pocket PC Thoughts]
Filed under: Handsets, Software, Others, Windows Mobile
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
oshawapilot @ Sep 26th 2008 7:26PM
They already did, in 1998:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/1998/11-4msphone.mspx
random9q @ Sep 27th 2008 8:00AM
That's just a home phone.
I don't think they will. For the same reason you don't see them manufacturing a PC.
Or does anyone else think they should deliberately move into territory that might later bring on the anti-trust suits again?