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While Google’s Open Handset Initiative may impress many of the industry’s analysts and search giant’s fans, apparently Symbian and Microsoft aren’t afraid of it. Following reactions from Symbian, we now have Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer saying: “Well of course their efforts are just some words on paper right now, it’s hard to do a very clear comparison [with Windows Mobile].”
“Right now they have a press release, we have many, many millions of customers, great software, many hardware devices and they’re welcome in our world,” he added.
There’s some truth in Ballmer’s words, but I would be more cautious to call Google’s initiative just a “press release.” Again it’s Google we’re talking about here, and they certainly have all the resources to pull this out…
[Via: PCWorld.com]
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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.
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