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> their mobile aspirations have failed Their mobile aspirations were a walled garden because they wanted in on one of the ecosystems that was good for them at
by donmcronald 4y ago
> their mobile aspirations have failed
Their mobile aspirations were a walled garden because they wanted in on one of the ecosystems that was good for them at the expense of developers and users. I'm convinced that Microsoft would have a large share of the mobile market today if they would have tried to create a product that was good for users and developers instead of a product that was good for Microsoft.
- a_vanderbilt 4y agoI can agree with that perspective. There is also the cultural element. In America at least, having a Windows Phone was about as uncool as you could get. Capability or price didn't matter, it'd get you socially snubbed. We see something similar playing out now with Android and iOS among under-25s in the U.S.