06. november 2003.
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Tarkvara kõrval kuulub Microsoft USA turul 5 juhtiva Wi-Fi kaubitseja hulka. Paljud saatjad ja adapterid kannavad MS embleemi. Kasutusel on Broadcom Wi-Fi protsessor. Microsofti tähelepanu on enam keskendunud siiski nn. Smart mobiiltelefonidele. Microsoft targets 100 million mobile Windows devices by 2007 Microsoft this week said it plans to put the mobile version of its Windows OS on 100 million cell phones and PDAs by 2007, with cell phones (not PDAs), making up the bulk of this goal. Microsoft launched its Smartphone platform last year through European carrier Orange. Earlier this year Microsoft released its first Smartphone-powered device through a major handset partner, Motorola. The device, the Motorola MPx200, is the first Microsoft-powered phone released in the U.S. According to researcher Gartner, smart phones -- including those using Microsoft's Smartphone platform, as well as competing products like Symbian's OS -- accounted for 3 million cell phone units last year. Global cell phone shipments in 2002 totaled 431 million units. Gartner predicts that smart phone shipments will top 84 million units in 2007, including devices using Microsoft's software and phones using competing OS platforms such as Symbian and Linux. More on Microsoft's new Smartphone targets.