Microsoft has long been known as the home of a process called dogfooding or “eating one’s own dog food“: it involves using your own products for productivity purposes whereever possible. This (obviously) has its merits and benefits, but was not done so far for Windows Mobile.
Fortunately, this has now changed – the quote below hits us via BusinessInsider:
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Microsoft won’t pay for its employees’ Apple iPhone data service plans anymore, even if they’re used significantly for work purposes. Nor will it pay for Research In Motion BlackBerry service, or a new Palm Pre. Instead, it will only reimburse data plans for Microsoft Windows Mobile-powered smartphones.
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While this measure may not have too many short-term benefits, the long-term implications are clear: as more and more Microsoft folks become acquainted with Windows Mobile, they will also become aware of the possibilities offered. This might lead to better integration in the future (think Visio-to-Go, and so on) – and definitely is a very smart step…
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