I still think Microsoft will pull it off
In the business world there many unhappy Blackberry campers. I think Microsoft has a good shot at capturing that market. I'm not real happy with the lack of built-in VPN and Remote Desktop. But when I think about it, I'd end up using my laptop to manage my servers because there is not enough real estate on the phone.
Now, with Windows 8 on my tablet we have a whole 'nuther ball game. I have my Windows Phone interface (Metro) for the easy stuff. When I need to dive under the hood I drop to the desktop with VPN, Remote Desktop, full printer support, etc. I think having a consistent interface between my phone, my tablet, my laptop, and yes, my servers, I believe Microsoft is on the right track. I installed Server 8 DP in a virtual machine but didn't have much of a chance to play with it. I've yet to download the Server 8 Beta.
I don't think sales numbers tell the whole story. Part of the story is who are the buyers? I believe I have a lot of influence as a very long time IT person. I did purchase WP7. I have written to Microsoft with my enterprise concerns. I'm going to put my first enterprise owned WP7 into production next week. I do have my fingers crossed. For this particular client, WP7 makes more sense than iOS or Android. Once the phone arrives from Verizon there will then be two WP7s in the county. -Mark
