Here's an example if we apply this idea to the phone system.
Hopefully Microsoft puts this on its Windows Phone 7 operating system, which is due in the fall.
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For Koso to integrate his phone system to his CRM system he got lucky: he was able to replace his entire phone system with a new one that had this capability at the same time he was buying a CRM system.
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So what if this big business CEO had simply installed a phone system that made sure customers could connect to his local offices?
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After the KIN project folded, Microsoft reorganized its mobile efforts to concentrate on its Windows Phone 7 operating system, which is slated for release later this year.
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More importantly for Canonical, their partners, and end-users, this establishes the Ubuntu operating system on four screens: Tablet, desktop, phone, and TV.
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Android likely falls into this camp as well, as mobile phone manufacturers and cellular carriers would not support a mobile operating system with very narrow appeal.
Or in a cell phone, for that matter, which is one of the reasons that major cell phone makers from Nokia to Ericsson recently decided to support another stripped-down operating system--this one from London-based Psion--as a standard for wireless computing.
This could be a point of departure for an inclusion strategy that uses the mobile phone as a gateway into the financial system.
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That this app or operating system or even a forked version of Android, has permission to control key parts of the phone: from its WiFi connection to the lock screen, to its system settings.
Moreover, those with diesel vehicles are (sadly) going to have to sit this one out, but we're told that having this connected won't impact your phone's ability to stream music or calls to your in-car infotainment system.
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