"These might be firsts on a technicality as Samsung's Android offering looks similar, but arrives later."

So in coming first on a technicality, the technicality is actually that it comes first?? Oh yes perfectly clear, Drashek couldn't have said it better :)

I don't usually nitpick but grammar but that was amusing...

Interesting article on an interesting product.

I work in the embedded computer market and feel it is worth pointing out Windows Mobile is a subset of Windows CE. While you correctly point out Windows Mobile licence costs are significant for such high-volume products the costs become a lot more bearable when you consider the lower volume, highly specialised applications in which Windows CE is used. While the emebedded Windows CE market is strong it makes no commercial sense for Microsoft to pull out of the Mobile marketplace.

I'm sure your readers would be suprised at how many devices use Windows CE without the customer even knowing Microsoft is involved. Possibly worth an article in the future?