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Originally Posted by x10guy
All I can say is Wow. I agree that Microsoft is losing on the mobile front. It's been dying a slow death for several years.
But to say that Microsoft is losing on all those fronts is a bit of a stretch. Their bread-n-butter is the desktop and Windows 7 is doing quite well. Right now I can't see Chrome as a huge threat.
Now I'm not saying Microsoft can't improve in some areas. But all this doom, Microsoft is dying is a bit silly. In the Mobile arena, yes. But they are still one of the biggest forces in the tech area.
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Actually I am looking at the big picture here...Win 7 did well you are right..but it doesn't change the fact that XP is still there:
http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_os.asp
Just like how iPhone is doing many don't need the best, they want simple..most people all they want is to check their email an internet..many people even believe mobile phones will overtake pcs in the near future...That is why netbooks are doing so well..
I mean I can run winxp on a 100$ pc as win7 requires at least 500$ for a full pc...why do people need 500$ just to check their emails when $100 is enough?
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stop thinking so short term. they had to do that. everything they were attempting with winmo 5, 6, 6.1, 6.5 wasnt working whatsoever. it was either go down with the sinking ship or build an entirly new one.sure they MIGHT take a hit this year but for the long run it was really thier only choice.
on another note, everyone is so up and arms about the backward comp. thing. honestly if i were to get a wp7 handset (which i doubt i will) i really wouldnt want apps designed for wm 6.1/6.5 running on it anyways. think about the apps you use most frequently, do you honestly think there wont be a wp7 equivalent?? thats just me of cousre
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I am not thinking short term I am taking account the entire picture..I understand microsft's decision to go the Apple way..but at the same time this shows that even with M$ resources they could not pull off a simple platform and functionality of a pc..Android on the other hand is pulling it off..The problem was not with wm6, the problem was M$ never stood behind their mobile platform and lost control...
I know they will release apps and people will break security and install whatever that is not my point...I am criticizing the company for releasing the no compatibility and no upgrade thing to the public..this info favors us cause we know but it hurts M$..this year will be a dead year for their mobile division.