InfoWorld on the struggle that Microsoft is going to face in getting its new Smartphone operating system adopted for cellphones.
The battle pitting Microsoft against the quintet of Motorola , Nokia , Siemens and a joint venture between Sony and Ericsson will likely be long and hard-fought, as the two sides tussle for control of the screens of a new generation of PC-like mobile phones.
Despite its own lack of mobile phone output and five of the world’s top producers in the enemy camp, Microsoft believes that Smartphone will ultimately win over the mobile phone carriers who order handsets from the likes of Motorola and Ericsson, said Derek Brown, Microsoft director of mobile devices.
