Microsoft Would Put Poor Online by Cellphone

According to the The New York Times, Microsoft executives are discussing their alternative to the $100 laptop: turning a cellphone into a computer by connecting it to a television and a keyboard.

"Bill Gates believes that cellphones are a better way than laptops to bring computing to the masses in developing nations.

According to an interview of Craig J. Mundie, Microsoft's vice president and chief technology officer, "there was no firm timing for the cellphone strategy".

emily | 8:55 AM | News, Buzz |
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