Whats $1 Billion Between Friends?
According to ill-defined analyst estimates, Microsoft will spend upwards of $1 billion launching Windows Phone this fall around the globe. Some people are making a big deal out of this news, as if $1 billion were in some way a huge sum of money launching a product line that, quite frankly, should be generating one-third of Microsoft’s revenues if all goes well. My take is that Microsoft can’t throw enough money at Windows Phone. The future of computing is indisputably mobile and connected, and if Microsoft doesn’t make this work now, the company really will be a dinosaur. How much of your own money would you spend if you had to save your own life? That’s what I thought. Hotmail Users to Get Exchange ActiveSync Support for Mobile Devices Monday On Monday, users of Windows Live Hotmail and Calendar will get push-based, over-the-air access to their email, contacts, calendars, and to-do/tasks via compatible mobile devices courtesy of the addition of Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) support. Compa
