> Maybe... but IE for CE (used in all the Windows Mobile > platforms) is actually pretty good. So unless MS was > planning to branch out to other platforms then it seems > redundant... and it seems unlikely for them to branch > out now since that's actually a battle they seem to be > winning.
Pocket IE is adequate, not pretty good. I use it every day, and I can think of all sorts of ways it can be improved. I'm not alone, either - alternative Pocket PC browsers are pretty popular. Opera's primary niche is mobile devices. Microsoft's purchase of Opera would achieve two big goals - improving built-in Pocket PC functionality and, perhaps just as important, denying that functionality for other platforms. I could see them buying Opera for the latter reason alone. Windows Mobile is starting to be a serious player in the phone world; I think Treo's release of a Windows Mobile device shows that pretty clearly. There's a lot of money here, and Microsoft is certainly aware of that. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:227652 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
