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Microsoft buys Danger, Windows Mobile Sidekick imminent

February 11th, 2008 | Category: Mobile Technology

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Sure, the folks in Redmond didn’t get their grubby mitts on Yahoo! (yet), but at least they picked up a little something for their mobile division, namely: Danger. According to news just crossing the wires, the monolithic company has picked up the Sidekick-creators for an undisclosed amount, and will subsequently fold the phone-maker into its mobile wing. Is there a Windows Mobile version of the Hiptop in our future? Survey says yes.

 

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Original post by Joshua Topolsky

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