Oh boy! Microsoft now can eat away more and more of your money.
“Microsoft and Sun Microsystems have strengthened their lineup of products that allow cell phone companies to bill for downloads such as games or ring tones.
The moves signal a new battle brewing between the two software heavyweights to win a dwindling share of spending by cell phone service providers.
Providers are turning to downloads as a new revenue source. But most have billing systems that are a jumble of sometimes decades-old software, the result of mergers of different phone companies that created modern giants such as Verizon Communications and Verizon Wireless.” [News.com]