Steve Ballmer has given an interview to CNet, mostly about Vista but there were a couple of questions at the end about Windows Mobile. Ballmer expects that mobile licenses will outpace desktop licenses at some point, based on the fairly safe assumption that the percentage of mobiles that are smartphones will grow.
“When it comes to smart devices, there really aren’t that many players. Basically, you have Nokia/Symbian, you’ve got us. Actually, I’ll be so bold as to say that the two of us stand out in that area. Then you have some guys who are more niche players–Palm is more of a niche player, (Research In Motion’s) BlackBerry is more of a niche player, those Linux devices from Motorola, particularly in China, (mean it) is more of a niche player.”
He’s not particularly worried about an Apple smartphone, either… (via MSMobiles)
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