| Darth Tigris said: I see what you're saying and agree to some extent. Personally I want a Motorola Droid so bad that I entered sweepstakes to win one (too poor right now). Android is on fire. But have you seen the reactions to what MS is doing with WinMo7? Its very good. I don't see it ever being dominant, but if they (apologize in advance for using this word) create synergy with other MS products such as Zune, XBL/360, Win7 and Office10 (which it sounds like they are doing), then that is a very attractive suite of features that cannot be matched by any other mobile OS. Its ambitious and it probably won't be as smooth as we'd imagine, but it could be worth the wait. Saying its dead is ignoring exactly who you're dealing with. It may be popular to hate MS, but it is FOOLISH to underestimate them. |
It is true that Microsoft can put itself in a position to create a good cross-platform OS that allows the platform to control very important products on their smartphones. I agree there is a lot of potential for WinMo, but they've lost a lot of momentum from a lot of carriers - HTC which was big on WinMo has halved its support for Android. BlackBerry devices are the entrenched device for business professionals, and the iPhone is seen as the catch-all for good music/application suites.
Because of those things, I think that what MS is doing may be a case of too little, too late. I could be wrong, but I think that they've lost favor with the big handset makers - its not a matter of appeasing the public, as much as it is appeasing the handset makers.
I am unsure how the licensing structure is for Microsoft and WinMo on phones, but I would think that Microsoft could do a lot to entice more handset makers - MS, if they played their cards right, could steal some of Nokia's market share, time will tell if they do.
As I said, WinMo, given current trends, will be dead in a few years. Microsoft could easily fix that with some key changes to get more handset manufacturers onboard.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
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