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Microsoft smartphone rumors return
Obsessable News Feed —
... . Mary Jo Foley at ZDNet is now claiming that her sources say that Microsoft is not working on a smartphone, but rather designing a Zune-branded smartphone chassis upon which other manufacturers will design their actual smartphones that will run Windows Mobile 7. ...
The "Zune Phone" Won't Be Made by Microsoft? [Rumor]
Gizmodo —
According to one of Mary-Jo Foley's sources, Microsoft is not building a Zune phone. Instead, they're crafting sample chassis to inspire manufacturers as to what will excite the market. In this way, Microsoft is able to have their cake and eat it too. They build the bar high through a concept, then they pit manufacturers against one another to polish and mass manufacture the idea. Are you confused? That's only because it is confusing. Foley summarizes the point better: There will be Zune phones. There will be other kinds of ...
Rumor mill: no Microsoft phone, yes Microsoft chassis?
(Obsolete Feed) —
... statement: Microsoft has no plans to make a phone. Our core focus has been and will continue to be providing software plus services and working with our partners to deliver great phones. Our partners have been integral in our success to date, and we are excited about the innovation we are bringing to the market together. We continue to collaborate with Nvidia on the delivery of innovative solutions that move the smartphone industry and the consumer experience forward. But ZDNet wasn't satisfied with this, and noted that the rumors might be surfacing over and over again ...
5Words for February 6th, 2009
Technologizer —
... It’s a slow news day…
Zune phone? Yes? Microsoft? No.
Facebook partners with Open ID.
Georgetown hates Apple Store design.
Maryland General Assembly bans Facebook.
The great credit card heist.
Windows Live is for preschoolers.
Google puts books on phones.
Microsoft leaks My Phone service.
Teen sets Guitar Hero record.
Roku’s testing Amazon Video support.
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Don't Believe Microsoft Phone Rumors
Microsoft Watch —
... . She ties the rumors to " reference implementations ," which is sensible. Microsoft commonly does hardware reference designs in all kinds of product categories. I've seen plenty over the years. arrow.gif ...
Clearing Up The Confusion Over The Zune Phone
mocoNews —
... Today, there's some rational explanation coming to light. Turns out that Microsoft is not going to unveil a Zune phone, or any other kind of Microsoft-branded phone on Feb. 16 in Barcelona. But according to ZDNet's Mary-Jo Foley, who quotes people familiar with the company's mobile plans, Microsoft is developing multiple "smartphone chassis" or reference implementations that gives handset-makers a head start on building a phone. Foley points out that could mean there will be Zune phones, but they won't be crafted — beyond the ...
ZunePhones: If you build it, Microsoft will come
VentureBeat —
... told them as much. Not true, says All About Microsoft’s Mary-Jo Foley who says that her own sources say Microsoft is developing a reference implementations for some phones, but not the phones themselves. Not yet anyway. ...
It all depends on what you mean by “Microsoft” and “is not doing” and “a phone”
GMSV —
... “), and while technically accurate, it deftly danced around the search sovereign’s actual plans, which involved creating the Android mobile operating system and putting together some specs and prototypes as a guide to hardware manufacturers who wanted to get on board. Microsoft may well be following Google’s lead, both in carefully nuanced pronouncements and in its approach to the mobile phone market. Microsoft, of course, already has a platform with Windows Mobile, and ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley says her sources indicate the company has been crafting specifications and reference ...
Recommended Readings From Around the Web [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... . (Network World)
Microsoft’s smartphone isn’t really a phone, just a reference design. (Mary-Jo Foley) ...
El servicio SkyBox se llamará Microsoft My Phone
Celularis —
... Sólo falta la competencia del iPhone, y en eso están, Mary Jo Foley, de AllAboutMicrosoft, acaba de publicar que Microsoft no está trabajando en un modelo de Microsoft Phone ni Zune Phone, sinó que estaría trabajando en varios diseños de referencia de equipos con Windows Mobile. Los que seguramente se llamarán Windows Phone y funcionarán, al tener un mayor control sobre el hardware, como standard para desarrollos de terceros. ...
A Zune Phone Yes. But not from Microsoft
Technologizer —
... Zune phones are likely on their way, but don’t expect them to be produced by Microsoft, Mary-Jo Foley is reporting. Instead, Microsoft will be attempting reproduce the success of its PC business by providing devices makers with reference designs to use to build their own devices ...
The Macalope Weekly: With competitors like these, who needs friends?
Macworld —
... . Well, hold on to your Zune jokes, dear readers, because reports of the Zune phone’s death may have been premature . So may-have-been-premature that ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley is already patting herself on the back. A year ago I speculated that Microsoft officials were carefully choosing their words about the existence of Zune phones. Looks like I was right. There will be Zune phones. Mary Jo’s end-zone dance is sponsored by “people familiar with the company’s mobile plans with whom [she’s] spoken.” Hey, wait a minute! That’s the law of Mac rumor site infallibility! You ...
The Macalope Weekly: With competitors like these, who needs friends?
MacUser —
... . Well, hold on to your Zune jokes, dear readers, because reports of the Zune phone’s death may have been premature . So may-have-been-premature that ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley is already patting herself on the back. A year ago I speculated that Microsoft officials were carefully choosing their words about the existence of Zune phones. Looks like I was right. There will be Zune phones. Mary Jo’s end-zone dance is sponsored by “people familiar with the company’s mobile plans with whom [she’s] spoken.” Hey, wait a minute! That’s the law of Mac rumor site infallibility! You ...
Trends to Watch For at Mobile World Congress [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... are a few things to look out for, whether you’re at the show or merely monitoring it from elsewhere.
As computing and mobile phones meet, expect to see traditional vendors of PC gear walking the floor. For example, wireless router maker Netgear is showing off a 3G femotocell unit while chipmakers Nvidia and Intel will also be out in force showing off their vision for mobile computing. Microsoft is expected to launch a phone or reference design, and Dell may, too.
Despite asking our mobile devices to become ...
Ad Agencies vie for “Pink” campaign: Zune enabled phones coming soon?
LiveSide - Windows Live news and interviews —
... If Mary Jo Foley is right, Roz Ho’s Project Pink has something to do with a Zune-enabled mobile device; not a Microsoft built Zune Phone, per se: ...
Microsoft: We're Still Not Making a Phone
Gearlog —
... Reliable Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley takes things another step, saying in a blog post back in February that "Microsoft is developing some smartphone reference implementations." These are essentially demos and recommendations, to show device manufacturers the best way to build Windows Mobile phones. ...
