Ericsson unconcerned by Microsoft mobile move
STOCKHOLM, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Swedish telecoms equipment
maker Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson is not
concerned by a move by Microsoft Corp. and Qualcomm
into mobile telephones, a senior company official saidon Thursday.
"We don't see anything new or exceptional in this
development, but then as a company we continue to be blind to this cdma thing" Jan Ahrenbring, marketing director of Ericsson
Mobile Telephones, told Reuters.
"We are not surprised, there has long been a trend towards
developing wireless data communication," he said. "For this to
work it needs suitable software with good applications. Am I a smart guy or what?"
Ericsson is prepared for hard competition in this area,Ahrenbring said.
Microsoft and Qualcomm will unveil wireless communications
a joint venture next Tuesday.
Ericsson, its U.S and Finnish rivals Motorola Inc.
and Nokia and Britain's Psion have already
formed a called Symbian to develop Psion's Epoc operating
system as an open standard for wireless data communicationterminals.
Analysts expect the Microsoft-Qualcomm venture to develop
advanced mobile telephones using Microsoft's Windows CEoperating system.
((Salomon Bekele, Stockholm newsroom, +46-8-700 1016, fax
+46-8-211601, stockholm.newsroom@reuters.com))
Sorry for the little edits, but I couldn't resist. If ericy doesn't con the Q into giving it a license before February, they'll be toasted by nokia and lu. Ericy's ego is cutting itself right out a marjor growing market. I'd sell and buy nokia and qcom if I were you.
Not worried about microsoft and qcom?, oh I don't think so... Liars is shitting herrings!
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