Dream of where computing will be in 3-5 years. Now think of Microsoft "without" a mobile presence in that dream. Can't exist, right. So basically, the stakes are too high for WP to fail. They will throw everything they have at this and will ultimately succeed.
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...Microsoft will support WP even if they only sell 1 a year.
Like I have said in other posts. Look it the Xbox, when it came out, Playstation was killing in the market and people were laughing at the xbox. MS just put s*** loads of cash into it and now look at it, number one. They have also showed with the xbox that they could evolve, and adjust to the times by making the xbox into a entertainment box that goes well beyond video games. All I see is dust behind the xbox now.
don't forget HTC.No, I don't think so. MS has deep pockets and they will do whatever it takes to stay in the mobile game, even if they have to lose money for years before they start turning a profit from it. Look what they have coming up:
- Nokia, world's 3rd biggest smartphone manufacturer (and the best IMO) going exclusively with WP7 on their smartphones
- Samsung, world's 2nd biggest smartphone manufacturer (and dangerously close to overtaking Apple), settling with MS and forming a closer relationship with them (read: making and advertising more Windows Phones)
- much more integration between Windows, Windows Phone, and Xbox
I think it's almost certain that Windows Phone will become the 3rd place smartphone OS within the next year, and they'll continue to make steady gains after that.
Depends on the definition of fail. wp7 already failed to make much inroad in the market place and I don't see that changing anytime soon. However, mobile is part of windows now. Windows 8 will have mobile in mind for sure, so M$ will keep at it. With Nokia's help, it should manage to hold a minority position in the market(10%-20%?). I wouldn't call that success, but it's not a complete fail.
I don't know who wp7 is targeting though. wp7 is extremely uncustomizable, yet it does not work in the enterprise environment. Young people probably won't spend a lot of money on a second tier device that can't even have customized background. Professionals probably need it work with their companies' network. Remove those two groups, the market suddenly becomes much smaller. That's said, wp7 has the advantage of integration with Xbox and hopefully Windows 8 later on. We will see.
Depends on the definition of fail. wp7 already failed to make much inroad in the market place and I don't see that changing anytime soon. However, mobile is part of windows now. Windows 8 will have mobile in mind for sure, so M$ will keep at it. With Nokia's help, it should manage to hold a minority position in the market(10%-20%?). I wouldn't call that success, but it's not a complete fail.
I don't know who wp7 is targeting though. wp7 is extremely uncustomizable, yet it does not work in the enterprise environment. Young people probably won't spend a lot of money on a second tier device that can't even have customized background. Professionals probably need it work with their companies' network. Remove those two groups, the market suddenly becomes much smaller. That's said, wp7 has the advantage of integration with Xbox and hopefully Windows 8 later on. We will see.