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Multiple reasons imho: They got a great deal from Microsoft that Google wasn't willing to match, the OS is beautiful, plenty of existing Xaml developers, great
by ttrashh 15y ago
Multiple reasons imho: They got a great deal from Microsoft that Google wasn't willing to match, the OS is beautiful, plenty of existing Xaml developers, great platform + language and better tooling than Android or iOS.
- astrodust 15y agoEveryone is under the impression that the waters are poisoned or they'd be flocking to the platform. XNA is actually a decent toolkit, and the Visual Studio environment is way better than the Android Eclipse mish-mash. What's preventing uptake is a complete lack of understanding in their market, an inability to take down even weak competition like RIM, and no clue how to leverage their success from the 360 on to a phone. If they'd just called it the Xbox Phone it would've sold ten times better.
- bambax 15y ago> If they'd just called it the Xbox Phone it would've sold ten times better It's quite obvious that the Windows brand is burned; people hate Windows -- and Microsoft know it better than anyone else! They had a campaign some time ago where they tried to demonstrate that people actually liked Vista, if only they didn't know it was Vista. Of course, what it really showed was that people are incredibly prejudiced against the Windows brand.
- astrodust 15y agoTo a degree Apple is a poisoned brand. "Everyone" thinks their products are way more expensive than the alternative. It's a mindset they've had to work to undo. Even as an Apple fan, I always thought the 8-core Mac Pro was expensive compared to the alternatives, yet the Dell equivalent is about $800 more.