Microsoft Secret Prototype Phone Stolen

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Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday February 20, 2009 @03:11PM from the microsoft-to-develop-more-secure-pockets dept.

bossanovalithium writes to tell us that details are emerging about the theft of a top secret prototype mobile device stolen from an executive's pocket. Time to start watching eBay. "There are fears that leaks regarding the features and early bugs in the software could mar the launch of Windows Mobile 6.5 which the company hopes will give it the edge over the iPhone and the new Google Android operating system. The new product includes support for touch-screen technology similar to that found on the Apple iPhone. Among the features offered in the new service unveiled by Microsoft's chief executive, Steve Ballmer, on Tuesday, is a version of Windows Marketplace for Mobiles, which is set to compete with the popular Apple's App Store and provide easy ways to download music and products to mobiles. "

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Re:andnothingofvaluewaslost (Score:5, Informative)

by bjourne ( 1034822 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @03:45PM (#26933579) Homepage Journal

Is it that hard to figure out? They are dogfooding [wikipedia.org] their software by giving out prototypes to employers. It is the best method to get early user feedback. I used to work for a phone manufacturer and regularly brought home phones whose release dates were 6-12 months in the future. All manufacturers does it.

Article title is completely wrong. (Score:3, Informative)

by jinx90277 ( 517785 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @03:59PM (#26933777)

There is nothing in the linked article which implies that a Microsoft-created piece of phone HARDWARE was lost or stolen. All the article states is that a phone with prototype SOFTWARE was lost or stolen.

Re:An edge? (Score:4, Informative)

by ohcrapitssteve ( 1185821 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @04:05PM (#26933859) Homepage

Not to start a flame war or a vocal-minority thing here, but am I alone in having virtually no issues at all with iPhone's ActiveSync capability? I've been using it for work email since day one and haven't had a single issue. What issues have you had?

Re:andnothingofvaluewaslost (Score:1, Informative)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @05:50PM (#26935305)

They didn't, it was an HTC Touch Pro2. This story is nonsense.

Re:andnothingofvaluewaslost (Score:3, Informative)

by Firethorn ( 177587 ) writes: on Friday February 20, 2009 @08:45PM (#26937157) Homepage Journal

I've never known anybody who had one stolen....
Some criminals will steal them in order to make international phone calls for various reasons(like drug deals).

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