Tech: MS smart phone, VC funding, more...
updated 09:00 am EST, Mon February 19, 2001
Morning tech news: Microsoft today revealed its mobile smart phone platform, code-named Stinger, but has failed to sign on any major mobile-phone makers to use the system; Macromedia has released Flash Player 5 for Linux and Solaris, while announcing a version for Pocket PCs; Intel has upped the core voltage of the Pentium 4 to accomodate a 200 MHz speed bump expected to arrive in April; Loews Cineplex has filed for bankruptcy and has agreed to be bought out; and venture capitalists have severely reduced financing, signaling that the stock market meltdown of nearly one year ago will continue into the forseeable future.
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Microsoft failing?
"Morning tech news: Microsoft today revealed its mobile smart phone platform, code-named
Stinger, but has failed to sign on any major mobile-phone makers to use the system." Wow! Now why is there no comment here? Did they sting themselves? I thought they had enough marketing power to buy Corel, but here they can't even get anyone to buy their own system? Is this a sign of things to come? Microsoft has never failed at anything before (except originality). Cool XP be the next bust?