Windows CE-based devices on rapid growth curve Asia-Pacific to lead global trend as products that run Microsoft OS overtake PC sales.

(From South China Morning Post)

Byline: Bien Perez

Sales of electronics products based on Microsoft's Windows CE operating system and its derivatives will overtake sales of Windows-based personal computers by the end of this decade, according to a new study.

Research from consultancy eTForecasts suggests that this trend will be led by the Asia-Pacific region, where Internet-ready mobile phones, personal digital assistants and hybrids of these devices are being swiftly adopted by consumers.

"Microsoft is taking advantage of the inevitable penetration of microprocessors and embedded software platforms into all electronics devices," eTForecasts president Egil …