fordy on 19 August 2012
| Alby_da_Wolf said: Are we sure Win 8 can actually compete on the same market segment of Apple products? I see it more attacking Android before Android trespass its current boundaries and attack Windows on the PC market. Android could have the potential to actually become the nightmare MS previously incorrectly identified with the PlayStation. |
I agree here. Microsoft have been fighting a battle for awhile against open source and the rise of Linux. It's generally why they do big deals with the PC manufacturers to get a Microsoft OS on the system at build time. If it weren't for Microsoft's massive library of games thanks to DirectX, Linux systems may have acquired a lot more of the marketshare.
Fast forward to Android's release. If I were Microsoft, I'd have done all it took to release a similar Windows phone on a close date to Android, and boast things like tight Windows connectivity. Android could be the break that open-source has been looking for.
