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Essentially ... "Whatever the cause of the delays—whether they're because Microsoft has bitten off more than it can chew with the kernel transition, or due to
by SlipperySlope 14y ago
Essentially ...
"Whatever the cause of the delays—whether they're because Microsoft has bitten off more than it can chew with the kernel transition, or due to some other reason—the situation is now growing critical. It's not just that it's annoying developers; the delays are undoubtedly hurting Redmond's hardware partners."
- mtgx 14y agoI wonder if the Windows 8 kernel will also hurt Microsoft's chances for ever competing on the mass market. So far all of the announced WP8 phones are using hardware like Qualcomm's latest gen S4 chip, which could be a way for them to streamline the launch process, but it could also be a performance issue with WP8 (based on Windows 8 kernel), which I doubt is as lean and nimble as WP7 (based on Windows Embedded).
- jinushaun 14y agoIt has always been my theory that WP7 hardware can't suitably run WP8 OS with good performance, which is why WP7 phones aren't being upgraded to WP8.
- SlipperySlope 14y agoI expect that the Windows 8 kernel will run great on the Intel mobile parts, should the latter become widely adopted.
- jerlam 14y agoWell, targeting current high-end hardware (and tomorrow's merely average hardware) may be a better strategy than Microsoft's attempt with WP Tango, which targeted low-end hardware on a platform that was already behind the competition. I would assume that Microsoft is smart enough to avoid pushing two separate ecosystems (WP7 and WP8) since they don't have a real foothold with one.