[nfbcs] Microsoft's Windows Phone Operating System?

Jim Barbour jbar at barcore.com
Mon Feb 14 15:41:01 UTC 2011


At the moment, the new Windows operating system is not at all
accessible.  Microsoft has pledged to make it better soon, but there
are no specifics and no deadlines that I'm aware of.

Jim

On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 10:35:00AM -0500, Everett Gavel wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> After reading the news blurb below, I'm curious, does anyone know if the
> Windows Phone Operating System is as accessible as the 'normal' Windows OS?
> I'm liking more and more what I'm hearing about other smart phones besides
> the iPhone.  This sounds like another step in the right direction -- towards
> better accessibility. 
> 
> 
> "Nokia to get billions from Microsoft. 
> Nokia (NOK) CEO Stephen Elop said his company will get 'billions of dollars'
> from Microsoft (MSFT) in the early years of their partnership, with the
> money meant to help Nokia market and develop phones using Microsoft's
> Windows Phone operating system. Elop also said Nokia will see 'very
> substantial reductions' in operating expenses, including from layoffs, since
> it will need to spend less developing mobile software on its own. Shares of
> Nokia fell 14% on Friday on concerns the company's deal favored Microsoft
> and would fail to turn the company around; despite Elop's efforts at
> reassurance, shares are down another 3.3% premarket."
> 
> 
> 
> To Better Access!
> Everett
> everett at everettgavel.com
> 
> 
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