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You can't run any Mac apps on iOS. I think Microsoft's big problem on mobile was if anything a first-mover disadvantage; they had Windows Mobile designed to co

by cwyers 7y ago

You can't run any Mac apps on iOS. I think Microsoft's big problem on mobile was if anything a first-mover disadvantage; they had Windows Mobile designed to compete with Blackberry and Java ME devices. The iPhone was able to basically produce a second-generation product that bested all of those things. Microsoft wasn't able to catch up the second generation by the time the market was entrenched, and I suspect that it was less an engineering challenge caused by backwards compatibility (backwards compatibility didn't hinder the NT kernel from powering the Xbox One) and more of a cultural challenge.

scarface74 7y ago
The Xbox One isn’t a great example of a successful product. The whole XBox division still hasn’t recouped its losses. https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/251038-theres-no-profit-margin-microsoft-xbox-one-x https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/251038-theres-no-profit-m...
- dzonga 7y ago
  not making money on the xbox 1X. but making profit on the One S. which is an excellent piece of hardware for the sub 300 you pay for it.
- cwyers 7y ago
  The Xbox One has had problems from a business perspective, but I think they have more to do with the Kinect inflating the launch price than they do the NT kernel.