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Microsoft dispels rumors that it will abandon Surface lineup by 2019 But the duopoly just accelerated way to fast. #Quit all tabs microsoft surface androidIf Android hadn't pretty much landed at the same time, they may have had a chance. Its hard for established business to pivot that quickly when something that big comes out of nowhere. It was a market disruption that left them, Palm, Nokia (Symbian), and RIM (Blackberry) all with their heads spinning. ![]() When they figured that out, it was too late, even for them to buy their way into it. Clearly Ballmer didn't expect the iPhone to do what it did, but they didn't understand the power of the App Store. ![]() Because it was a small market, the treated it more like a hobby than a core business. #Quit all tabs microsoft surface PcPocket PC and Windows Mobile I think had more share of the smartphone market than Apple has anted a much smaller market. They were one of the top players in mobile devices that functioned like an iPhone, before the iPhone. I think Microsoft's failure in mobile was because they didn't see the market shift, and the App Store really killed them. I don't think it will be with the surface lineup as we've been discussing the reasoning behind that, but who would have thought even just 5-6 years ago that MS could have so badly screwed up their mobile market? MS entire strategy with mobile just made zero sense, and there were plenty of points where Microsoft could have stepped back and reassessed, but they didn't. The tie in to the surface lineup is that Microsoft has done this before, and I'm sure they will do it again. I moved from Microsoft sharepoint to Googles enterprise Drive solution for example, I found it a superior product.Īnyway, before I get too much more off topic. Maybe longterm this will creep into their corporate/enterprise market as well, especially with continually improving enterprise solutions. ![]() #Quit all tabs microsoft surface fullOther companies are getting very aggressive, for example Google offering full resolution unlimited photo storage for the next 2 1/2 years, goodbye Onedrive? I can see that foothold going away very quickly, and with a declining PC market suddenly Microsoft is left with many less consumers and eyeballs. Microsoft is betting it all on their cloud subs and mobile apps, but they better hope they don't get supplanted by the native options Android and iOS have. PC's will become a thing of the past unless they are needed for specialized purposes, at least for the unwashed masses. It's not like the stakes are small either, IMO we will all be on smartphones ONLY in the near future. Microsoft has continuum, they have bridges to android/iOS app development, they have x86 support, they have Panos Panay and team, but they just can't put it all together. Even HP, the last survivor, isn't making a sequel to it's awesome Elite phone because Microsoft has no interest. They had the impetus from the surface line up and should have released surface phone a long time ago. They had Nokia, freakin Nokia, but couldn't make that work. Heck MS could have still saved their mobile market. I found this article amusing: A 2012 article where IDC, fairly well respected analysts, predicted by 2016 windows phones would surpass iOS to become the 2nd largest mobile OS. Windows phones may never have had incredible double digit numbers, but they weren't always in the pits either. Windows mobile 8 was like a rug being pulled out from your feet with the lack of hardware support, which only worsened with subsequent releases. I don't necessarily think it's going to cause Microsoft to go belly up or anything, but I still think it's bad PR overall. These are the guys advising others on tech purchases and support many times. My feeling is that many users who post on the internet are somewhat technically inclined, but that's just an opinion. No, but if you look at the comments on many of these sites that reposted the news they are full of users relating their disappointment in how MS has treated them in terms of product loyalty. ![]()
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