Questions Regarding FCC Phone Filing
There have been many question in regards to the phone application that has been sent to the FCC by Microsoft. As I began addressing the issues, I learned abit more about the FCC filing and now there are even more questions regarding this and some doubts along with it.
One of the biggest questions raised on the subject is why are Google, HP and Intel involved. Later on I went to learn that Microsoft, Dell, Google, HP, Intel, and Philips were also mentioned as Coalition Partners of the product. Which leads me to thinking. Could the ZunePhone possibly an addition to the Windows Mobile family? Could the ZunePhone be more software from Microsoft, than hardware?
If we are to believe that this is the ZunePhone and all these companies are partners, then we are left to wonder what they would do with the product that competes with the iPhone. It is imaginable that Dell, HP, Intel and Philips could incorporate this device in one way or another. But Google confuses me, mainly because they aren’t into the hardware scene as the other coalition members are and are mainly focused on searching tools. But if Microsoft wants search tools why wouldnt they turn to Live Search? Then it got me thinking. Google also is behind Google Video and YouTube the leaders of Online Video, so maybe Microsoft is looking for video streaming to be integrated into the device. It seems as the only logical possiblity for a ZunePhone, and to an extend any phone this becomes.
The others can obviosuly be seen as Hardware producers, so it appears that this device will be produced by a number of manufacturers. I hope that we will get more news about this device and if the other reports are correct that could be next month. Regardless of whether this is the ZunePhone, it is a product that has me intrigued and Im guessing that Im not the only one.
Does anybody have other theory’s of why these companies are named in this project? And what part Google will have on the whole project?
[…] Original post by Saran […]
Thank you for finally addressing the whole Google purpose because apparantly no other site caught wind of that. From the beginning of hearing of this it confused me because if Microsoft needed anything that has to do with software (which is all what Google has…I hope so….or does it?), it would turn to itself and definately not Google. And the whole video thing, maybe Microsoft could be in for that, but then why would it be building Soapbox? Plus, YouTube already stands as another competitor, so I’m not sure about that. The only thing that makes sense would be that whole thing that Google wanted to have a free wireless network and maybe that can come into play here. I’m not so sure though because I don’t see Microsoft approaching Google as a partner with all of their competition between them. Unless Google got ticked because Apple chose Yahoo Mail for their iPhone and not their GMail or w/e it’s called. So I’m not sure about this whole FCC thing filing but it sure does seem very interesting. I just don’t want it to end up as something very pathetic.