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Windows Phone Summit: The other big day for Microsoft next week

2 points by SlipperySlope 14y ago

From the article ... "As Microsoft more tightly ties Windows Phone to Windows — starting in earnest with the Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8?Windows RT releases — the fortunes on one platform seem pinned to the fortunes of the other. A common look and feel and toolset is good for customers and developers when a halo effect convinces users happy with one platform to try its sibling. But if one of the two platforms stagnates, that halo becomes an anchor…."

SlipperySlope 14y ago
From the article ... "As Microsoft more tightly ties Windows Phone to Windows — starting in earnest with the Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 & Windows RT releases — the fortunes on one platform seem pinned to the fortunes of the other. A common look and feel and toolset is good for customers and developers when a halo effect convinces users happy with one platform to try its sibling. But if one of the two platforms stagnates, that halo becomes an anchor…."