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Wait a second, what about the aquisition of Danger? What about the Zune Phone you promised (I am making that up from all the Zune phone rumors)?

Seriously though, as Rocco said over at Pocket PC Thoughts’, “No Surprise”. 60% of you guys agree that Microsoft will never make a phone too.

“Unlike Apple or RIM, which design both their phones and operating system, Microsoft (MSFT) has been taking a different approach for several years — focusing on the OS and letting partners figure out what the gadget will do and where it’ll sell. This is sort of what Google’s doing with Android and its Open Handset Alliance. Despite having its own gadget design teams — which make the Zune and Xbox — Microsoft has ‘no plans to build our own phone,’ says Scott Rockfeld, group product manager for Windows Mobile. ‘Right now we’re happy to share the limelight,’ he adds.”

Personally, I would love to see Microsoft throw a handset out there, but HTC and Samsung are doing a great job making the outdated Windows Mobile run just fine for most of us on their hardware.

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