Microsoft will no longer develop a new smartphone device

[sujay]

The chief financial officer of Microsoft’s mobile-communication business, said that Microsoft will no longer develop a new smartphone device, instead it will focus on software business.

Tivanka Ellawala said to investors at a conference in San Francisco: “We are in the software business and that is where our business will be focused.”

The statement came as a response to speculations that Microsoft was working on a new phone, at its Redmond headquarters.

As the company did not have the expected success in mobile business, it decided to stick to software for a while, and its soon-to-come Windows Phone 7 should allow it to stay competitive on the market.

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http://news.softpedia.com/news/No-More-Smartphones-for-Microsoft-156820.shtml

[JayCub]

Good read sujay, i guess MS know they can't compete in the market, i see a big rise in the number of iphones been sold, here in Ireland a friend of mine showed me his new iphone, looks great but too expensive..

appreciate all the info Sujay as im not big into phones at least i get to check some of them out.

[safeguy]

Good move by MS...

[noaccount]

I didn't even know they were developing one... that's one advantage of living nowhere.

[johnshaw1917]

I didn't even know they were developing one... that's one advantage of living nowhere.

Same here!

[Ande]

Smart move by MS. They don't need to add hardware to their already overloaded support.

[hellnoire]

Smart move by MS. They don't need to add hardware to their already overloaded support.

What about Zune/ ZuneHD and the Xbox/Xbox360? I'm an owner of an original Xbox, and my girlfriend has the 360 plus Zune and Zune HD... they make a lot of hardware first party.

[Ande]

What about Zune/ ZuneHD and the Xbox/Xbox360? I'm an owner of an original Xbox, and my girlfriend has the 360 plus Zune and Zune HD... they make a lot of hardware first party.

Sorry, let me try again.

Smart move by MS. They don't need to add new hardware to their already overloaded support.

Better?

[hellnoire]

Indeed, it is

I might not be a major party owner of their hardware, but I know people that are.