Meh... I think this is part of the story but not the real reason. If I remember correctly, most handset makers resisted Windows CE out of fear of becoming "jus

Meh... I think this is part of the story but not the real reason. If I remember correctly, most handset makers resisted Windows CE out of fear of becoming "just another bunch of box makers" for Microsoft. I think that's why you saw such an embrace of Symbian (or pretty much anything that wasn't Windows). It may be hard to believe now but there was a time when everyone was terrified of Microsoft.