> I wish Microsoft had been more on-the-ball. Their phones were roadkill, from a market standpoint, but at least they were trying. Some of their ideas and their

> I wish Microsoft had been more on-the-ball. Their phones were roadkill, from a market standpoint, but at least they were trying. Some of their ideas and their execution were quite good. As with a lot of things, Microsoft was walked over by their partners. Either the abysmal third-party hardware they were forced to support, or even how Verizon screwed them over on their Kin phones.