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Sunday, August 23, 2009

If Win CE moves from $10 to $5 how much for Win Mobile?

Microsoft has created a storm in a teacup with the news that they will be continuing to sell their Windows CE 6.5 even after they launch Windows Mobile in the far off end of 2010 when it will supposedly launch. GigaOM is reporting that Microsoft will reduce the price of Win CE 6.5 when Windows Mobile arrives. Our industry sources from within China tell us companies like MediaTek are paying at present US$10.00 for Windows CE and are already putting Redmond under pressure to drop the price to US$5.00. If Win CE is US$5.00 how much can they charge for Win Mobile? Read on.

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