The platform failed because there's a monopolist in the space with an 85% market share and huge network effects regarding app development. When Windows Phone 7

The platform failed because there's a monopolist in the space with an 85% market share and huge network effects regarding app development. When Windows Phone 7 was released (this is ignoring that Windows CE was around for about a decade before, giving Microsoft a massive headstart), Android had about 18% of the market. Microsoft leveraged their enormous base of desktop developers, pulling them through various failed initiatives, to get them developing for Windows Phone. Android started effectively from nothing. In the context of actual history your post is simply surreal.