Fortunately (or unfortunately) phones have moved away from being pieces of hardware a while ago. A smartphone without satisfactory/appropriate app eco-system is

Fortunately (or unfortunately) phones have moved away from being pieces of hardware a while ago. A smartphone without satisfactory/appropriate app eco-system is just a point-and-shoot camera that you can talk into. Furthermore, this is already a ruthless industry (just ask RIM) so I don't think that MS will be able to pull a magic rabbit out of an expensive hat this time.