Rumor of Microsoft phone delay

InternetNews | at | by Mike

Struggling Sony Ericsson ditched on Monday rumors that its first mobile phone powered by Microsoft's operating system would miss the key year-end holiday sales period.

Sony Ericsson introduced the Xperia 1 model in February, saying it would start to sell the phone in the second half of 2008 in selected markets.

On Monday and over the weekend, several technology blogs and Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter reported delays in product rollout, quoting rumors and unnamed sources at Sony Ericsson.