+ Microsoft CEO Sees Smartphones At $100 Within Two Years!

[Apocalypso]

Interesting interview with Microsoft CEO S. Ballmer !

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BARCELONA (Reuters) - Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer expects smartphones powered by the company's Windows Mobile software to sell for $100 within one or two years, which would create a huge market.

"We will get smartphones at consumer style prices," Ballmer said in an interview on Tuesday at the 3GSM wireless trade show.

"I think it will take a year or two before we get to $100 type offerings (of Windows Mobile devices). I may be wrong, but not by much," he told Re.. ...

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[Jose_R.A.M]

Highly likely. :D great news for us!

[Apocalypso]

Yeah, agree, there are so much good and interesting news at 3GSM conference, this is one of the best :D even considering its just a theory :)

[TheZodiac]

MS has nothing to do with the cost or the manufacturing of phones - only the price they license their mobile OS.

So, for him to make that assumption - unless MS decides to actually make the phones themselves, is ridiculous.

Ask Nokia, Moto and SE what they think of that statement, and whether they back it up or not.

If prices drop because of feirce competition thats another thing - maybe he is predicting competition because his mobile OS will be on more phones by then, and by more companies.

But then again - who cares? The phone has to actually attract attention itself with design and tactile function - its not just about the OS is.

Dont get me wrong, Im a windows user, but thats a silly comment to make. Especially from a company like MS who, in the early 90s never mentioned the internet as a technology, but bragged about CDs are being a superior storage format.

"No one will ever need more than 1MB of memory"...... look w here we are now. MS needs to keep the revelations to themselves, then, perhaps later on say" I told you!"

Done.™

[Viipottaja]

Nice.. How is this Nokia thread though? :)

[Jose_R.A.M]

moved

[carcomptoy]

Well...the N-Gage was already $100. I can't see why a smartphone can't that's actually meant to be a budget phone...

[Jose_R.A.M]

MS has nothing to do with the cost or the manufacturing of phones - only the price they license their mobile OS.

So, for him to make that assumption - unless MS decides to actually make the phones themselves, is ridiculous.

Ask Nokia, Moto and SE what they think of that statement, and whether they back it up or not.

If prices drop because of feirce competition thats another thing - maybe he is predicting competition because his mobile OS will be on more phones by then, and by more companies.

But then again - who cares? The phone has to actually attract attention itself with design and tactile function - its not just about the OS is.

Dont get me wrong, Im a windows user, but thats a silly comment to make. Especially from a company like MS who, in the early 90s never mentioned the internet as a technology, but bragged about CDs are being a superior storage format.

"No one will ever need more than 1MB of memory"...... look w here we are now. MS needs to keep the revelations to themselves, then, perhaps later on say" I told you!"

Done.™
Serious? Who said that?

I think it is a fair assumption based on the general trend of technology that mainstream devices generally reduce in price. I think it is slightly unfair if MS are trying to take the credit for it.

Perhaps he was just talking about the general trend of reduced pricing.