Microsoft cracks North American cell phone market
SeattlePI | at | by Mike
Microsoft has reached a deal that will, for the first time, put a version of its Windows operating system in mobile phones available in North America. The agreement with wireless provider AT&T Wireless and handset maker Motorola, to be announced today, represents a breakthrough in Microsoft's efforts to crack the U.S. market for smart phones, wireless devices with added features such as e-mail, instant-messaging and a Web browser.
The phone that's part of the deal, a Motorola MPx200, is expected to be made available to AT&T Wireless customers in the fourth quarter of this year. Smart phones running Microsoft's Windows Mobile software have previously been available only overseas.