Mr Dell Is A Microsoft Kind Of Guy

Some interesting comments on Windows Phone 7 from Michael Dell, CEO of his namesake company, during an event in Hong Kong appear to have been redacted. Mr Dell apparently said that it was easier to make a Windows Phone 7 handset than it was to make an Android handset and given that Dell has produced devices for both platforms he will have seen it from both sides.

The quote itself has now been removed from the Reuters article covering the event, perhaps to save any embarassment? Dell are unlikely to be ditching Android any time soon so they undoubtedly will not want their relationship with Google to sour. The interesting thing though is that if the alleged quote is correct then its quite the coup for Microsoft who are hoping that their nascent platform will be a hit, not just with consumers, but also with device manufacturers, the very people that have been so instrumental in helping to push forward Android rapid growth.