What Windows Phone 8 Needs To Do To Succeed 246
As Microsoft prepares for the launch of Windows Phone 8 devices, its most important push into the smartphone industry to date, speculation is rampant about whether or not consumers will continue to ignore Windows-based phones. There are many obvious ways Microsoft could misstep and lose its chance to participate in another generation of phones, but what would it take for Windows Phone 8 to succeed? To start, they can take advantage of manufacturers who are worried about being pursued over patent claims. They could also work to establish the permanence of Windows Phone 8, after the upgrade inflexibility involved with Windows Phone 7 and Windows Mobile 6.5. Finally, they could take a page out of Amazon's book and make WP8 devices more about services.
Re:Windows Phone 8 (Score:3, Informative)
Hey everyone, a Microsoft/Nokia marketing department employee! :D
Come on, you need to understand your audience before advertising. Nobody will take this seriously. Whoever paid for you to write this *absolutely* wasted their money, because it'll be buried by others who see right through it.
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The developer tools cost a fortune (MS windows + MS visual studio), certainly more than what I make in a few weeks. Meanwhile, most of the other mobile OS's dev tools cost $0. Except iOS, of course.
Re:I think it's too late for Nokia to make this wo (Score:2, Informative)
Soon enough all of the people in those less developped parts of the wrold will be using smartphones too. And everything indicates they'll be running Android.
Nokia is done.
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