
Under proposed settlement agreements with the Federal Trade Commission, Microsoft Corporation and Hewlett-Packard Company have agreed to stop misrepresenting that Pocket PC handheld computers came with built-in wireless access to the Internet and email at anytime and from anywhere. According to the FTC, Pocket PC users must purchase and carry additional equipment such as a modem to get mobile access to the Internet and email, a fact not clearly disclosed in the joint Microsoft-HP advertising campaign.