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Now there’s something new… NOT! Of course Microsoft will try to kill the iPhone even before its official release. Still, there’s a point to be made.
Chris Sorenson, Microsoft’s Asia-Pacific head of smartphone strategy, agrees that iPhone will be a great music device, and is sure that Apple will do the UI as best as they can. But he also points out that iPhone’s inability to have 3rd party apps installed on top of it, make Apple’s device everything but a useful for businesses.
Sorenson also added that the market in Australia is demanding the newest and greatest mobile technology. “With 3G we see Australians wanting more bandwidth on devices than ever before. There’s a growing trend towards smarter devices, and with WM6 we’ve tried to bring more of what you can do on a PC, onto the devices. Manufacturers can innovate heavily in their designs, but keep that consistent [Windows] look and feel,” he concluded. (via: ZDNet Australia)
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
