Microsoft has signed on a third-party, Bsquared, to be the first and currently exclusive distributor for Windows Mobile licenses worldwide. Till now Microsoft has had full control of Windows Mobile licensing to OEMs like HTC, Acer, Samsung, etc who would purchase them to ship with their mobile phones. Now the power is in the hands of Bsquared who will on top of just selling licenses, also provide reference designs, communication stacks, technical support, training, testing, value-added products to the OEM partners. Bsquare currently distributes Windows Embedded licenses in North America and offers system integration services at 10 development centers located in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Taiwan, China and India.
The Good :
- Now microsoft can concentrate on developing the platform and pushing it out to Bsquared. Who will deal with OEMs.
- Microsoft can divert more resources towards product development and thus roll out updates faster.
The Bad :
- Once Microsoft rolls out a new update , it has to go through Bsquare … can anyone else see WM7 getting delayed ? :(
- How will Bsquare handle the xda-developers ROM scenario .. any thoughts ?
via bsquare.com
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