Microsoft and LG plan to work closer on mobiles
PC World | at | by Mike
As competition in the mobile phone market heats up, two companies with flagging momentum are teaming up to try to compete better with the market leaders. Microsoft and LG on Monday said that they plan to work closely together, collaborating on research and development, marketing, applications and services for converged mobile devices.
The announcement came from Seoul, Korea, LG's base, during a trip there by Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's CEO. The collaboration is not a first for the companies. LG has already been making phones that run Windows Mobile. But the agreement could signal a stepped up effort by both companies to try to beat the competition.