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disolitude on 27 December 2011
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justinian said:

 


I like windows phone but am not deluded enough to see that it has a tough battle. 

The world's biggest luxury markets (China and Japan) loves apple. Microsoft is the love baby of a dying west.

I won't go as far as to say "give up" but if I was to back a "winner" base on the way the global future market is likely to played out I won't back on MS.

Xbox and Japan may be a clue.... who knows?

I am not sure if youre just generally commenting on Microsofts situation as a whole or the Windows phone 7 but I will assume your post is about the smartphone maket.

I think that you're looking at it from a perspective that Microsoft has to beat Apple or Google with WP7 in the next 5 years or its a complete loss for them. I don't think Microsoft or anyone using/developing for the WP7 thinks this.

I think Microsoft is hoping for 5% marketshare by end of 2012, 10% in 2013 and possible 15%-20% by 2015. OEMs know that there is a void for a 3rd ecosystem in the cell phone marketplace and there really is no one else capable of competing with Google and Apple so I don't think MS is going anyhere in the mobile space for a while.