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Originally Posted by goldenchild9
Good points but its Microsoft.
Their presence in the home and the office faaaar outweighs Apple. 1 Billion Windows PCs vs a couple hundred million Macs. Developers will flock regardless. They're gonna have to develop programs for Windows home and office, which will bolster the Windows mobile space since the transition is virtually effortless.
And WindowsPhone is off to a better start as far as apps than Android was and look how far they have come.
M$ already has the best cloud integration and with SmartGlass for the Xbox and Windows8 coming in the Fall, things are going to get real interesting.
Microsoft has had plenty of failed products though, look no further than the Kin and Zune HD. The Zune IMO was a truly special product that was ahead of its time, but Microsoft didn't put in the effort to market its capabilities and it failed to penetrate the market. Likewise, why are people going to upgrade to Windows 8? There a billion Windows PC's in the world, but none of them are running Windows 8. Windows 7 is just starting to gain more market share than XP, so what incentive is there for users to upgrade to 8? Updates cost $99 for users, but not many are going to pay it. Sure, Windows Phone has gained more apps in a shorter time, but you have to take into account that there aren't many unique apps to the platform. Many of the apps are just rewrites of existing Android and iOS apps, and there's no real innovation going on in the marketplace. I'd wager that Google has cloud integration that parallels Microsoft's, and in some ways exceeds it. SmartGlass is the real game-changer, though. The biggest thing Microsoft has going for it currently is Xbox, which has become ubiquitous and has taken over the console market. If they can leverage that through advertising and provide products that highlight the strength of Xbox, Win8 has a strong chance to gain market share quickly, given its otherwise stellar performance.