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To: Ruffian who wrote (53199)	12/9/1999 10:02:00 AM
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Thursday December 9, 9:34 am Eastern Time Microsoft says plans other mobile alliances STOCKHOLM, Dec 9 (Reuters) - U.S. software group Microsoft (NasdaqNM:MSFT - news) said on Thursday it planned other mobile phone alliances but its deal with Swedish telecoms equipment maker Ericsson was seen as unique. ``There will be other alliances but they will be different,' Thomas Koll, vice-president of Microsoft network solutions, told Reuters, stressing that a mobile Internet partnership would remain unique. ``But we certainly see partnerships with them (Nokia and Motorola),' he said in reply to a question. Microsoft and Ericsson said on Wednesday they were forming an alliance to offer and develop Web browsers and e-mail over mobile phones in a ground-breaking deal seen as having spin-off benefits for the entire wireless industry. Koll said that Microsoft had high hopes for its Explorer mobile browser, which is designed to empower Internet-enabled mobile telephones. ``We expect to put it on future phones and we hope to capture a majority of the market,' he said. At 1430 GMT, Ericsson shares were down 30 crowns at 519 crowns in a sharply negative market.