Vodafone does not intend to use Microsoft powered cell phon

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It is a pity, because Vodafone is the biggest cellular network operator both in EU and in the world:

Vodafone aims to work closely with Microsoft Corp. in the area of its Office applications but has no plans at present to use its wireless operating system, Geitner said.

In October, rival Orange SA launched the world's first mobile phone running Microsoft Windows-powered Smartphone 2002 software. ...

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It ties in with their decision to get RealNetworks to provide multimedia to their customers as opposed to Microsoft's Windows Media. Maybe their view is that Microsoft is for the enterprise and the normal man in the street, the mass market, is better served by other platforms and technologies?