This being a civil case, we're not quite sure where the burden of proof lies [reader advice is as ever, welcome]. Were Sendo a bunch of incompetent klutzes who didn't know how to integrate the perfect phone software they received from Microsoft in a timely fashion? Or was Microsoft lying when it said it could ship a carrier-grade phone OS to Sendo in the summer of 2001? Ihlenfeld, Jens (23 July 2001). "Microsoft beteiligt sich an Handy-Hersteller" (in German). Golem.de . Retrieved 15 January 2011.

How did it know? Well, meet Marc Brown, who was by now acting in his capacity as a Sendo board member while continuing his day job as the director of Microsoft's corporate development and strategy group. Only 18 months ago Sendo's first recruits were camping in Mr Brogan's lounge in Birmingham, drawing up a business model and looking for a name for their bold venture.Microsoft refused with the full knowledge that this refusal would push Sendo to insolvency", claims Sendo in the filing.

Games programmers are going to be interested in two things. The Java programemrs will want to know that the Sendo X is using MIDP1.0 (not 2.0) which keeps it on a par with the N-Gage. There are a few new API's that Sendo have included for the programmers. And as previously mentioned, the C++ programmers can take advantage of the two co-processors, without having to alter their code. A Whole Bundle of Accessories There's no headset profile present in the Sendo X, but you can happily use the hands-free profile with any Bluetooth headset. This also has the advantage of a much larger feature set - so facilities such as mute are available. It uses slightly more power than the headset option, but the extra flexibility offsets this to a certain degree. Do More Memory Right then, connection options to your Windows PC are as follows. Infrared. Bluetooth and USB. Infrared and Bluetooth are self explanatory, and similar to other handsets (but it's nice to have the option of either). The USB needs a little bit more in-depth investigation. To Americans, the telecom world's model of promoting growth through vertical investments (a Nokia or an Ericsson bails out the carriers) and through IP sharing (yeuch!), and promoting common standards (that's goddam Communism!), must look like a filthy and incestuous business. a b Pakalski, Ingo (13 September 2001). "Microsoft: Keine Beteiligung mehr an Handy-Hersteller Sendo" (in German). Golem.de . Retrieved 15 January 2011.The company specialised in low-cost handsets aimed primarily at the pay-as-you-go markets and also high-end Symbian smartphones. [6] History [ edit ] The still camera takes pictures at the regulation 640x480 (only beaten by the Nokia 7610), but has two advantages. The first is the 4x Digital Zoom, which is pretty smooth and an improvement over the first and second generation Series 60 devices. The second is the big one. We've got a flash on the camera. From May onwards, says Sendo, Microsoft aggressively demanded technical meetings which extracted valuable technical and commercial information out of Sendo. Then demands got funny: Sendo claims that Microsoft demanded it cease all other development to ship the Stinker; and asked for an expensive and onorous test run of 300 Z100 prototypes.