The codename for the Microsoft phone was "Stinger" until everyone called it "Stinker". Choice quote:
(Microsoft hates the "Stinker" moniker so much, that it's
rebranded Stinker as "Canary" - perhaps unaware of the bird's
history as a sacrificial and disposable early warning system for
miners. When the Canary dies - you clear out fast).
Aside: What a blast from the past .. "Three years ago, a ballistic Bill identified the phone consortium Symbian as enemy number one and this year singled out Nokia for particular attention" and mentions of handsets like " Siemens S55, Sony Ericsson T68i .. Nokia 7650"
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/10/23/were_being_spanked_b...
The codename for the Microsoft phone was "Stinger" until everyone called it "Stinker". Choice quote: