I spoke with John Starkweather about this and he says this report goes farther than what he actually said. The article makes it sound like Nokia is close to signing a deal to license Windows Mobile, which isn't the case.
The companies are constantly in talks on a veriety of issues, like Nokia's license of Exchange ActiveSync. That doesn't mean Nokia's about to make a huge additional step.
He summed it up best by saying "We (Microsoft and Nokia) are NOT talking "all the time" about Nokia licensing Windows Mobile."
Now that we've thrown 'em off the trail, use the form below to get in touch with the people at Engadget. Please fill in all of the required fields because they're required.
I spoke with John Starkweather about this and he says this report goes farther than what he actually said. The article makes it sound like Nokia is close to signing a deal to license Windows Mobile, which isn't the case.
The companies are constantly in talks on a veriety of issues, like Nokia's license of Exchange ActiveSync. That doesn't mean Nokia's about to make a huge additional step.
He summed it up best by saying "We (Microsoft and Nokia) are NOT talking "all the time" about Nokia licensing Windows Mobile."