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Microsoft to continue charging licence fees for Windows Mobile

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Published on: 03 October, 2008 by PhoneArena Team

Microsoft to continue charging licence fees for Windows Mobile

Microsoft charges $8 to $15 per device for its smartphone operating systems and has no plans to reduce this amount to "free" - even though Android is free and Symbian is likely to become free.

This is not unexpected, since Microsoft is primarily a software developer and will not be able to monetize a free operating system by selling advertisements (as Google presumably will be) or selling phones (as Nokia will be).

Steve Ballmer also took the opportunity to refute rumours that state that Microsoft is about to start manufacturing phones: "I do not anticipate us building a phone. Sorry, we are not going build one."

source: Reuters via Smartphone Thoughts

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Pavan Kumar Giduthuri @ 03 October, 2008 02:39:44 AM

YES. The Windows Mobile OS CE has got everything to do with the basic hardware support. The only lacking is the Fancy UI. Still, HTC always uses Win OS for its PDA's. Its Worth.. ;-)

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anonymous @ 05 October, 2008 11:53:40 AM

not anymore thanx to android!

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