Microsoft refines its wireless vision. (News).

RCR Wireless News, February, 2002 by Dano, Mike

Two years ago, Microsoft Corp. changed its business vision for the first time in the company's history. The company since its creation has worked to put a personal computer on every desktop, and put its software in every machine. But as the wireless and Internet industries began growing by leaps and bounds (and since Microsoft virtually succeeded in its original goal) its vision began to seem a little outdated.

"For many years, the goal of all of us here in Redmond (Wash. headquarters) has been to put a PC on everybody's desktop," said Ed Suwanjindar, product manager with Microsoft's Mobility Group. "Today our marching orders are really around empowering people and enabling information access any time, anywhere and on any device." The goal may...

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