No Microsoft “ZunePhone†iPhone killer, says Bill Gates
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Although it’s been long rumored that Microsoft is working on a “ZunePhone” iPhone killer, outgoing Microsoft chairman Bill Gates stated that it’s not so.
In an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung published on Wednesday he is quoted as saying “No, we won’t do that [release an iPhone competitor]. In the so-called smart phone business we will concentrate solely on software with our Windows Mobile program.”
“We have partnerships with a lot of device manufacturers from Samsung to Motorola and this variety brings us significantly more than if we would make our own mobile phone,” he explained Microsoft’s point of view.
At the same time, in his last Sunday address at the CES 2008 he announced a “digital decade†of telephones, televisions and cars that respond to voice and touch. “This is the area that people underestimate the most,†he said.
And it’s worth noting that only a year ago Bill Gates was of completely other opinion towards touch screen powered devices. When asked whether he would buy an iPhone during an interview he responded “Well, of course, I’m the wrong person to ask. I like to dial numbers with one hand, and maybe I’m the only one. The phone space is where we think software will be the critical element. If there’s anything good about the iPhone, it’s software.” (story).
Thanks: Reuters and Times Online.
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