We're clearly in a this means war situation with all the launches targeting the Christmas shopping season... Surface, WP8, yesterday's iPad announcements, Googl

We're clearly in a this means war situation with all the launches targeting the Christmas shopping season... Surface, WP8, yesterday's iPad announcements, Google's event next week. All of them are clearly timed to try and steal thunder from the others. I suppose the extra viciousness is because the next two quarters may well decide the fate of several major product lines: Android on tablets, Windows on phones, survival of companies like Nokia and Sony's mobile division, ... http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/22/3537380/the-high-stakes-of-holiday-shopping http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/22/3537380/the-high-stakes-o...