Friday, May 17, 2002
Microsoft preps for long haul in China mobile device market
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "ARTICLE" @ 02:58 PM
http://reuters.com/news_article.jhtml;jsessionid=GYNKEDF2TRN3ACRBAEZSFFAKEEATIIWD?type=technologynews&StoryID=976814
"Microsoft Corp is willing to invest for years without reward to win over China, the world's biggest mobile market, in its global campaign to conquer the cellular industry, a company official said Friday."
The article goes on to say their biggest threat is from Symbian and its hardware partners, Nokia, Sony-Ericcson, Motorola and Siemens. Sort of discouraging to have not heard of a big win for Microsoft in this arena as of yet. As I've said many times before though, this is new to Microsoft. They not only have to get their operating system working with the hardware, they have to get the carriers to go along as well. Juha Christensen seems to agree with me. ;-) "Also after more than a year of talks, Microsoft has yet to succeed in striking deals with China's two cellular carriers China Mobile Communications Corp and China Unicom Group, both state-owned. 'The carriers are key to this,' Christensen said." You need any more analysis Mr. Christensen you know where to find me. :-)
"Microsoft Corp is willing to invest for years without reward to win over China, the world's biggest mobile market, in its global campaign to conquer the cellular industry, a company official said Friday."
The article goes on to say their biggest threat is from Symbian and its hardware partners, Nokia, Sony-Ericcson, Motorola and Siemens. Sort of discouraging to have not heard of a big win for Microsoft in this arena as of yet. As I've said many times before though, this is new to Microsoft. They not only have to get their operating system working with the hardware, they have to get the carriers to go along as well. Juha Christensen seems to agree with me. ;-) "Also after more than a year of talks, Microsoft has yet to succeed in striking deals with China's two cellular carriers China Mobile Communications Corp and China Unicom Group, both state-owned. 'The carriers are key to this,' Christensen said." You need any more analysis Mr. Christensen you know where to find me. :-)
