MS may still have a Windows Zune Phone up their sleeve

Asmita: Indicating a marked shift from Microsoft’s current software-centric outlook towards a more handset-oriented course of development, the company’s CEO Steve Ballmer made a subtle reference about a Microsoft branded handset being in the works. In an all-points bulletin sent out to Microsoft employees, the CEO said: We’re changing the way we work with hardware vendors to ensure that we can provide complete experiences with absolutely no compromises. We’ll do the same with phones�providing choice as we work to create great end-to-end experiences. Of course it doesn’t say anything about a Zune phone per se, but for the optimist, even this says a lot and seems to be quite enough to keep the rumors fired up for the time being. Image Source: Boy Genius Report