Gates woos developers for wireless
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates Wednesday unveiled plans to help developers more easily create applications for mobile devices that use its operating system software. At a speech at the Microsoft Mobility Developer conference in New Orleans, Gates gave details about the company's tools for building applications that run on handheld devices. Microsoft hopes the software will entice developers, particularly those in corporations, to write customized business applications using Microsoft's Pocket PC and Smartphone operating systems.
"We want to make it easy for the 7 million Windows developers to build applications and services for the emerging wireless data market by providing familiar, yet customized tools," Gates said in a statement. "It's truly an exciting time for mobile application developers and the industry--there are incredible opportunities."