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community.winsupersite.com - 2/17/2009
Microsoft's Windows Mobile moves: Too little, too late
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So. I'm on vacation this week with spotty connectivity, so it's hard to keep up with the outside world, let along blog about it. (I'll be home Friday.) That said, I feel like I should comment on this week's Windows Mobile news. Here's the word from Microsoft: Today at Mobile World Congress, ...
microsoft.com - 2/13/2009
Microsoft Appoints David Porter as Corporate Vice President of Retail Stores: Twenty-seven-year ...
— microsoft.com — Twenty-seven-year retail veteran will focus on transforming the PC and device-buying experience for retail consumers and developing... and rolling out new Microsoft-branded stores. REDMOND, Wash. — Feb. 12, 2009 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that ... (more) Microsoft Appoints David Porter as Corporate Vice ...

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A Microsoft smartphone: No. A Microsoft phone chassis: Yes | All about Microsoft
blogs.zdnet.com - 2/12/2009
A Microsoft smartphone: No. A Microsoft phone chassis: Yes | All about Microsoft
— blogs.zdnet.com — February 6th, 2009 A Microsoft smartphone: No. A Microsoft phone chassis: Yes Posted by Mary Jo Foley... @ 5:31 am Categories: Code names , Corporate strategy , Mobile services ("Pink"/"Rouge") , Telecommunications , Windows Live , Windows Mobile , Xbox ... (more) A Microsoft smartphone: No. A Microsoft phone ...

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reuters.com - 2/13/2009
Microsoft to open own stores, take on Apple
— reuters.com — SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp announced plans Thursday to open its own chain of branded stores as... it looks to catch up with rival Apple Inc's successful move into retailing. The world's largest software company, which also makes the Xbox video ... (more) Microsoft to open own stores, take on Apple

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MacDailyNews:  Thurrott: Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 6.5 too little, too late

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Thurrott: Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 6.5 too little, too late
MacDailyNews — ... short, this is too little too late... The iPhone will be in its third generation by the time Microsoft's partners get around to shipping Windows Mobile 6.5-based phones... Windows Mobile 6.5, itself, is an interim solution created on the fly as a response to the iPhone... Microsoft can talk up 20,000 apps all it wants. Virtually none of them are any good. Plus the disparity of Windows Mobile hardware types means that these things won't work consistently across devices." Full article here .

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