http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/29/microsoft-reiterates-what-we-knew-no-first-party-handset-no-zu/ Engadget Mobile Comments for Microsoft reiterates what we knew: no first-party handset, no Zunephone http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/29/microsoft-reiterates-what-we-knew-no-first-party-handset-no-zu/http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/29/microsoft-reiterates-what-we-knew-no-first-party-handset-no-zu/Apr 29th 2009 1:27PMhttp://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/29/microsoft-reiterates-what-we-knew-no-first-party-handset-no-zu/http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/29/microsoft-reiterates-what-we-knew-no-first-party-handset-no-zu/Apr 29th 2009 10:20PMhttp://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/29/microsoft-reiterates-what-we-knew-no-first-party-handset-no-zu/http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/29/microsoft-reiterates-what-we-knew-no-first-party-handset-no-zu/First they should accept to act as a niche player (like Apple or RIM) but, we know, that's not familiar at Redmond. ]]>May 4th 2009 9:35AMhttp://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/29/microsoft-reiterates-what-we-knew-no-first-party-handset-no-zu/http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/29/microsoft-reiterates-what-we-knew-no-first-party-handset-no-zu/http://meedabyte.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/does_steve_ballmer_have_the_x/

;)]]>May 4th 2009 9:38AMhttp://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/29/microsoft-reiterates-what-we-knew-no-first-party-handset-no-zu/http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/29/microsoft-reiterates-what-we-knew-no-first-party-handset-no-zu/May 5th 2009 2:41PMhttp://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/29/microsoft-reiterates-what-we-knew-no-first-party-handset-no-zu/http://engmobdev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/29/microsoft-reiterates-what-we-knew-no-first-party-handset-no-zu/Microsoft is a SOFTWARE company, its only foray in modern time to hardware - the Zune - has been a commercial failure, maybe 3% of the market to Apple's 85% (iPods). This has given them NO confidence (1) to risk another hardware product line, nor (2) to compete against their WM OS reseller/VARs like HTC etc. Just not happening."

Xbox? Xbox360? Last I checked Apple didn't even have a gaming department, much less a console? So that piece of 'modern-time hardware' looks like this Microsoft 100% Apple 0%]]>May 5th 2009 11:15PM