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Microsoft-Based Motorola Phone in Works from Orange |
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Looking to land its first major handset maker as a Windows Mobile software customer, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Latest News about Microsoft is reportedly involved in a deal with Motorola (NYSE: MOT) Latest News about Motorola, the company that will build the new smart phone to be offered by French operator Orange.
The companies would not comment on the deal, but a briefing is scheduled for next week, and industry insiders told TechNewsWorld that the move was expected, especially given Motorola's existing relationship with Microsoft and its software.
"The writing's been on the wall for a while in a lot of ways," Gartner (NYSE: IT) Latest News about Gartner research vice president Phil Redman told TechNewsWorld. "It's really just been a question of how long before this happens." |