Motorola wants it both ways, and smartly so: it has signed a deal to use Windows Media technology from Microsoft in a new range of music phones that would sell alongside its iTunes phone developed with Apple (perhaps prmopted by its iTunes phone not doing so well). It will launch between one and three Windows Media phones in the second half of 2006, and will keep these phones as separate products.
In addition to Windows Media, the Nokia phones will also contain OMA standard for the transfer and protection of songs and video.
Amir Majidimehr, in charge of Microsoft’s digital media activities, said the advantage for consumers was that they could now buy online songs either from a PC or a mobile phone and transfer between devices without having to buy tracks twice.
Microsoft now has deals with both Nokia and Motorola.
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