I thought the Lumias were pretty well marketed in the USA (I don't have a TV and tend not to look at web ads [though I don't block them] so I could be wrong...)

I thought the Lumias were pretty well marketed in the USA (I don't have a TV and tend not to look at web ads [though I don't block them] so I could be wrong...). It's hard to see WinPho (sounds tasty!) gaining due to an Apple patent shakedown. It's just not a very interesting platform; Android has reached critical mass and is well understood. Phone makers are just going to license or work around the damage -- they already do this for other patents. I do worry that long term the patent system will result in hobbled products shipping in regions where software/UI patents are enforceable and unhobbled versions shipping elsewhere. Hope not, though.