[Steven Taylor 5]

I'm thinking IBM => Lenovo. The shift didn't hurt the ThinkPad line.

[martinmc78]

Nokia became barely profitable because they adopted WP exclusively.

Its a known fact by everyone.They lost so much value and the deal also came cheaper (lower value)

They could have chosen Samsung's way of adopting multiple OS instead of depending completely on MS

Nokia was trusted by so many people , but still it went down in no time.
Why ?It Didn't listen to consumers.

Samsung has a cheap design , plastic etc. but that's what people are buying.Why ? because Samsung designed touchwiz keeping average consumer in mind and made design decisions according to consumer's voice (like SD-card , light weight , slim design , removable battery etc.)

Windows Laptops (majority of the sold ones) have crappy screens , cheap trackpads , unbearable keyboards etc. but still sell better than Well-designed,industrial design Macbooks.Why ? because OEMs listen to what consumers want and keep them (like optical drive or high end graphic card etc.) but Apple doesn't.

What have you been smoking??

People buy Samsung products because they have a massive marketing and advertising operation and put more money into getting the brand out than anything else.

And finally windows laptops from OEM's with crappy screens etc sell more than Macbooks due to the $1000 price difference.

Neither things have anything to do with listening to consumers - its all about brand mentality and the money in your bank

[eugie]

Want nokia brand name ,,,i bought wp bcuz it's fastest over 3g i like nokia brand trusted

[Sanjay Chandra]

What have you been smoking??

People buy Samsung products because they have a massive marketing and advertising operation and put more money into getting the brand out than anything else.

And finally windows laptops from OEM's with crappy screens etc sell more than Macbooks due to the $1000 price difference.

Neither things have anything to do with listening to consumers - its all about brand mentality and the money in your bank

If samsung has built a brand , Why are people not at all buying Windows tablets and Windows Phones ?

http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-...ng-ceo-1137979

Nokia isn't sleeping either , They too make Ads and big posters on newspapers.

And finally windows laptops from OEM's with crappy screens etc sell more than Macbooks due to the $1000 price difference.

Nope , Go to enterprise market and see who wins there.

[Paul Verizzo]

Stop fretting. MS will do whatever they choose to do. Your fears or inputs mean nothing.

I a few years, perhaps the marketplac wil flock to WP. Or, maybe it will be effectively dead.