The negative press surrounding the never-ending "death spiral" of Windows Mobile/Phone has created such a toxic atmosphere around this platform that I don't know how it could ever recover.
But, one thing that I think would help would be if Microsoft would just flat out release a press release DIRECTLY addressing the headlines.
Why won't Nadella, Myerson or whoever just release a blog post stating in so many words: "Listen, stop saying Windows Mobile is dead because we have plans to develop it for years to come. We know we're in a moment of rebirth but from the ashes will rise a phoenix".
Or, is the reason they won't do this because they are hedging their bets? Maybe they AGREE it's dead and just want it to hit rock-bottom so that the miniscule .01% left using it won't be offended when they pull the plug?
This whole thing is ridiculous to me... The 5 straight years of negative press toward Windows Phone finally did its job.
But, one thing that I think would help would be if Microsoft would just flat out release a press release DIRECTLY addressing the headlines.
Why won't Nadella, Myerson or whoever just release a blog post stating in so many words: "Listen, stop saying Windows Mobile is dead because we have plans to develop it for years to come. We know we're in a moment of rebirth but from the ashes will rise a phoenix".
Or, is the reason they won't do this because they are hedging their bets? Maybe they AGREE it's dead and just want it to hit rock-bottom so that the miniscule .01% left using it won't be offended when they pull the plug?
This whole thing is ridiculous to me... The 5 straight years of negative press toward Windows Phone finally did its job.