Turn around for Microsoft Windows Phones

[Ciscoca]

Hello, Dan, and Everyone :

We all know for price point and specs included, Microsoft phones offer a lot, but of course not just that is what will help in the end to increase Microsoft's market share.

What do you believe will be the turn around from Microsoft in the mobile business? Having the surface pro engineers take over the mobile business? An increase in popular apps in the Microsoft store? Or is the more to it?

 

[xandros9]

Thanks everyone for giving your input. It's nice to hear all of your opinions in a nice manner. If Microsoft is looking for the next big thing like a fold able phone with ARM, do you believe if it's not ready by 2018 is that the end for Microsoft?

It's already the end times for Microsoft in mobile, but Microsoft isn't going to roll over anytime soon. It's other divisions are doing well, even as the traditional PC loses ground to mobile.

 

[Ciscoca]

Very good point Microsoft is a company who has their phone tested well so that performance is what customers are looking for, and not have to worry about exploding batteries. In good time it will be seen how all of this comes together.

 

[Ciscoca]

Pc may being losing grounds comparatively to mobile, but the one thing pc's will still at the moment have over mobile is ease of use for typing, viewing sports events, and movies better.

 

[Ciscoca]

Every new device has its growing pains, which is why we all have to be patient for a company to get things right. I feel as though a company do enough testing and still have issues, but well that is the nature of fast producing mobile devices.

 

[etphoto]

Pc may being losing grounds comparatively to mobile, but the one thing pc's will still at the moment have over mobile is ease of use for typing, viewing sports events, and movies better.

Not to mention the many other things PC has over mobile.

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[HeyCori]

Perhaps there will come a time when we can all live with one device but I feel like that is a long time away. There's just too much software split between the multitude of ecosystems that makes it hard to have just one device. Plus, I can't imagine a replacement for a nice large keyboard and monitor. I also wonder if/when people when age out their smartphone. They're wonderful devices, but like the teenage boy that assumed he was going to wear black makeup and spikey hair forever, eventually they'll realize they need a PC, a shower, and a flannel shirt.

 

[Ciscoca]

Thanks to everyone who participated on these pages, best of luck to everyone in the draw!

 

[Jackbteaching]

Alcatel seems to come closest to that model, with Android, WP, and Blackberry phones based on the same phone.