Google sparks phone switch
More cell firms turn to Android
Posted: November 2, 2009 at 4:11 a.m.
Since 1996, Microsoft Corp. has been writing operating systems for pocket-size computers. It was a lonely business until the company’s perennial rival, Apple Inc., introduced the Web-browsing, music-playing iPhone. But now that smart phones are popular, Microsoft’s operating system, Windows Mobile, is foundering.
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Business, Pages 21 on 11/02/2009
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