Much is being produced of Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates; proclamation this week that Microsoft won;t release an iPhone competitor. But I interpret Gates; remarks a little in different ways than some Microsoft watchers. I feel all Gates is stating Microsoft won;t create a telephone.For those who study his response very carefully, Gates said Microsoft will carry on to concentrate on Windows Cellular software program. That;s not too astonishing right here: Other than some forays into hardware (Xbox, Zune,
Microsoft Office 2007 Professional, keyboards,
Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010, mice and joysticks),
Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft has stayed out with the hardware company.But Gates didn;t say Microsoft wouldn;t create software program that allows smartphone consumers to pay attention to audio and make calls. Nor did he say Microsoft wouldn;t assistance a gadget maker who needed to make an iPhone competitor. He also didn;t point out Softie Roz Ho;s Pink and Purple venture,
Windows 7 Pro, which my resources claim,
Microsoft Office 2007, is continuing to dabble with a ZunePhone-type gadget. (Anyone have any new info on what;s going on with Pink and/or Purple?)What do you think? Will some vendor release a Windows Mobile-based ZunePhone in 2008?