Microsoft Stealing Spotlight from 3G iPhone?

June 5th, 2008

As we reported a while ago, Microsoft said that they expect Windows Mobile to reach a large amount of the market.

However, Todd Bishop reported this on his blog:

… In today’s letter, Microsoft’s Andy Lees instead says the company “will sell nearly 20 million Windows Mobile smartphone licenses.”

Is the change from “more than” to “nearly” a meaningful hedge? Some might read it that way. But Microsoft representatives say no.

“We’ve always said our goal has been 20 million, and we’re on track,” said Scott Rockfeld, group product manager in the company’s Mobile Communications Business, when asked about the change. “If it’s short of 20 million, it’s going to be a rounding error.”

It’s ok.  20 million or not, I am more excited about the 3g iPhone anyway.

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