Microsoft Buys Danger Inc. - Zune Phone?

Posted by lpxxfaintxx on 02/18/08

Just a week ago, Microsoft acquired the famous makers of the Sidekick, Danger Inc.Â According to this press release, this "acquisition will align Dangerâ€™s nearly 10 years of expertise in the mobile consumer space with Microsoftâ€™s vision to provide innovative and compelling mobile experiences to a growing base of customers."

Rumors of the Zune Phone were brought up, debunked, revived, and burned again. However, I couldn't help but noticing a paragraph in the press release that read, "Combining these services with Microsoftâ€™s connected entertainment and experiences technologies, including MSN, Xbox, Zune, Windows Live and Windows Mobile, will provide Microsoft with the tools to accelerate its work to create industry-leading entertainment and communication experiences for consumers." Could this be the birth of a possible Zune Phone? What do you think? Feel free to share your opinions and thoughts in the comment box.

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8 Responses for "Microsoft Buys Danger Inc. - Zune Phone?"

Soccerfreak24 February 18th, 2008 at 1:24 pm 1
I believe, at first they’ll do what they can to avoid following apple by making a zune phone. However, I believe it’s inevitable, and within a few years the phone will become more and more like what we think of as the zune phone. Eventually, it will be one.
Heatwave316 February 18th, 2008 at 1:54 pm 2
I don’t think it will be just a Zune phone. I think MS will go for the whole experience, integrating the business e-mail with the fun music and games for an all around experience. Make the phone powerful enough to use Office, and then when you are done working, you have games, music, and videos. Entertainment and business all in one!!!

I just want a keyboard so I can text faster.
adamross55 February 18th, 2008 at 2:25 pm 3
I kinda agree with soccerfreak, in a few years they will probably bring out a "Zune Phone". But it will probably NOT run windows mobile it will be totally different. It might have a touch screen.
jonisthemon February 18th, 2008 at 2:39 pm 4
I think the zune phone will look more like the Voyager except it’s bigger, has better internet connection, play and share music, pictures, and videos.
dcalvaneso February 18th, 2008 at 6:49 pm 5
I don’t see a Zune phone in the near future. Microsoft doesn’t seem to be gunning for the smartphone-as-leisure-device segment with Windows Mobile that Apple has gone for with the iPhone. That’s not to say that we won’t ever see a cell phone capable of playing Zune Pass tracks, just that I don’t necessarily see ‘full’ Zune functionality in a phone for the time being. Maybe once the Zune is more established as a recognizable brand. It’s getting there!
rock4christ February 18th, 2008 at 9:40 pm 6
danger makes good phones, this would be better than the iphone
kaseyart February 19th, 2008 at 3:37 pm 7
I see this as a stepping stone for Windows Mobile to be tweaked become bigger. I don’t see MS actually making a "MS" phone or "Zune Phone" soon. Maybe a few years down the line. Yet, what do I know I went with HD-DVD.
jonisthemon February 24th, 2008 at 7:02 pm 8
The zune is getting more and more popular each year. Maybe MS will make a zune phone soon because of the zune’s growing popularity