Why Microsoft's Continuum may succeed in putting a PC in your pocket, while Motorola's Atrix and oth

[Windows Central]

These are exciting times! We are at the verge of Windows 10 Mobile's debut. The unprecedented success of the desktop version of the OS, with 75 million installs in less than 30 days, provides great momentum for this unified platform.

But before the new mobile OS arrives the question many have is:

"What will differentiate the platform from iOS and Android?"
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One answer according Microsoft's Satya Nadella and Joe Belfiore is,

"Continuum" for phone.
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Critics argue that projecting the small screen of a phone to a larger display to mimic a desktop environment has been tried and has failed before. They offer the Motorola Atrix as an example. They've concluded that the factors that contributed to the failure of the Atrix will also lead to the eventual failure of Continuum. If Motorola's Atrix represented the full scope of Microsoft's position with this similar technology, I'd be a critic too. However, that is not the case. Allow me to project a bigger picture.
We will look at:

• Technology
• Industry Position
• Timing

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