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Windows Phone WTF Episode 1: Origin Story

In the beginning, there was Windows CE. But there was also a “Pocket Computer” revolution happening, and DoCoMo was rewriting the phone rules in Japan. Microsoft had to get into the game!

Take a trip to the Mobile Phone Museum with us to see some amazing devices from that era including some super rare prototypes. Hear from Pieter Knook, the original leader of this effort, on the strategy and challenges in launching a “phone” business inside of Microsoft, and how the competition was shaping up with Symbian, Blackberry, Palm and others…


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Rob is a writer, teacher, speaker, world traveller and undersea explorer. He's also a thought leader in the areas of enterprise mobility and the Internet of Things.

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