4 ms·
But 18 months ago, Windows phone was sitting at a low single digit market share in the US. I can't see anyone with more than half a brain deciding to purchase a
by moftz 9y ago
But 18 months ago, Windows phone was sitting at a low single digit market share in the US. I can't see anyone with more than half a brain deciding to purchase a Windows phone over an iPhone for enterprise unless the only determining factor was price. I'm assuming the IT director is getting some major volume discounts or even some kickbacks from MS: NYPD have started giving academy recruits Microsoft Surfaces to replace books. Spending somewhere in the neighborhood of +$1M ($300 per phone and a support contract) for smartphones should have been something decided by a committee, not a single director.
- mikestew 9y agoSo let's assume for the moment that the IT director isn't a complete idiot. How did they come to this purchase decision? What other factors beside "it's obvious Windows Phone is a dead-end" were considered? I'm not trying to give anyone the benefit of the doubt, but rather wondering how I can personally avoid the same mistakes in the future by identifying the blindspots. I don't learn anything by just blowing them off as idiots that shouldn't be allowed to have a budget. (Though that hypothesis is still on the table.) For instance, with the Surface example, maybe it's not outright graft but rather "in for a penny, in for a pound"? So they already have the Surfaces, and by golly, they're staying in the ecosystem come hell or high water?
- bigleagueposter 9y agoNot taking a bribe would help you avoid such taking such decisions.
- Angostura 9y agoI could see someone making the decision on the basis of active directory integration