Bluetooth seems to be just about everywhere these days, including in our PCs and accessories. Here`s how Microsoft and Bluetooth formed a relationship over the last two decades.
If you`re reading this article while sitting in front of a PC, there`s a solid chance it`s using Bluetooth in one way or another. Bluetooth, the short-range wireless technology that offers low-cost communication between PCs, phones, and accessories, is shipped in about four billion new devices every year. This information comes from the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), of which Microsoft became a promoting member in 1999. This kicked off the first significant milestone, though there were certainly more in the coming years. Let`s take a look.
December 1999: Microsoft joins Bluetooth SIG Promoter group
The original Bluetooth SIG, a non-profit trade organization, formed in 1998, realized it needed to boost its status for the technology to reach mass-market appeal. In 1999, the Bluetooth SIG Promote...
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