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What struck me the most, when reading this article, is how thoroughly Microsoft has lost in the mobile space. Aside from mobile phones needing to interact with
by jorgeortiz85 18y ago
What struck me the most, when reading this article, is how thoroughly Microsoft has lost in the mobile space. Aside from mobile phones needing to interact with Exchange Server, Microsoft is increasingly irrelevant in the mobile space. At best they'll get to develop apps for the Android or iPhone platforms, but that must be a huge ego blow for a company that's used to being the platform-maker and not just another software vendor.
- josefresco 18y agoMarket Share Q4 2007: Windows Mobile: 12% iPhone OS: 7% With years of past sales of Windows Mobile the overall market share gap between MS and Apple must be huge.
- natrius 18y agoHow long do people use one phone? The gap won't be very large once a replacement cycle has passed.
- jorgeortiz85 18y agoMy point exaactly. How long has Microsoft been trying to corner the mobile OS market? Even with an entrenched desktop monopoly and control of pretty much every corporate mail server ever, the best they could do was 12%? Both the iPhone and Android are individually more exciting than anything Microsoft has done in mobile in the last 5 years. In combination, they are a perfect storm. Windows Mobile is dead. (The iPhone release this month includes support for Exchange Server. Expect their numbers vis-à-vis Windows Mobile to skyrocket.)
- j2d2 18y agoKinda reminds me of Sega...