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        <title><![CDATA[RE: That is part of my concern...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Imagine if Apple had made their product available to all providers at time of release way back when. Marked versions of their iPhone for each network type. Perhaps two models including one slimmed down in body and features - the same way Apple markets the iPod.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[myangeldust]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 09:37:30 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Windows Phone 7.x and 8...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I've had a iPhone and an Android and was thinking about a Windows Phone. I don't have one yet because they're getting bigger and bigger. They advertise that their product is made for individuals but the manufacturers aren't bringing in much variation. Samsung had the Focus Flash, an iPhone sized unit with WP7.5. Now Nokia has the Lumia 620 which is roughly the size of an old iPhone and cheap, but not available in the US.I know locking and contracts is a reality in the market. However, there must be a niche of cheaper WP8 units for the user that doesn't want a THX 3D experience. All WP8 phones should be available from all providers including Cricket, Virgin, Boost, Simple, et al. I mean if you really want to get a piece of the market wouldn't covering every provider be the best strategy?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 09:30:55 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: iPad and Silverlight...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Any device claiming to be THE device should be able to access all web technologies. If Java, Flash, and Silverlight are not included said device is not geared towards dominating its market.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 07:12:44 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Wow! Top Android blah...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Overkill, maybe. Are we charging HTC by the word?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 07:07:20 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Not the whole world...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[...runs on those two systems. You can also pick Blackberry and Windows Phone. There's no reason to limit yourself to what everyone else is corraled into using thanks to high phone prices and 2-year contracts.Even though they're in a gated community, it's not like iPhone users can share anything between them. Or that any two Android users are likely to have a different &quot;flavor&quot; of that operating system. The only thing that unites Android users is the fact that Google tracks everything they do and everwhere they go.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 07:05:02 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[User or geek?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If someone has to ask, they should get the iPhone.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[mfa@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 09:52:41 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A cool iphone vs. android debate]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[You should try embeding this debate, it's very cool!http://blog.opinionstage.com/the-smart-phone-duel/]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 08:17:38 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[TOP 5 android smartphone]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Top five android smartphoneTOP 5 - Sony Ericsson Xperia neo MT15iSee www.ok2phone.com for detail informationThe bright spot model: the Android 2.3 operating system, 1GHz clock speed processor, 480 854 pixel resolution, a 8.1 million pixel camera, Sony Ericsson Xperia the neo MT15i (hereinafter referred to as MT15i), faced with the overall price situation in HTC, MT15i played markdowns banner, this phone has dropped to $400, the price is quite tempting. Cheap achievements MT15i, and also let it become the market's most popular smart phones of $400 level.TOP 4 - Sony Ericsson X8Models bright spot: 99 54 15 mm body measurements, 480 320 pixel resolution, the android smartphone operating system, 3.2-megapixel cameras, ranked fourth in the sales list this month Sony Ericsson X8 It is a compact mini-smartphones, 99.0 54.0 15.0 mm, body measurements to make it excellent grip handle. In addition, a 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 processor, as well as the Sony Ericsson system excellent optimization to ensure the speed of the mobile phone.TOP 3 - HTC DesireSony Ericsson X8 positive with a 3.0 inches 480 320 pixels capacitive screen, the actual display can be considered quite satisfactory. In addition, a 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 processor, as well as the Sony Ericsson system excellent optimization to ensure the speed of the mobile phone. Desire (G7) can be said that HTC's classic, mainstream hardware configuration, as well as law-abiding, shape design make it very popular with young and trendy family favorite, excellent sales has brought huge profits for the HTC.TOP 2 - HTC Wildfire SThe bright spot model: the Android 2.3 system, 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 processor, 512MB RAM, stylish compact body appearance, 320 480 pixel resolution, 5 megapixel camera. By virtue of lower market prices, as well as mainstream android smartphone operating system, HTC Wildfire S in the market by some low-end users of all ages, it is also by virtue of this, this phone can be squeezed into the top two.TOP 1 - HTC Incredible SModels bright spot: 1GHz clock speed processor, the android smartphone 2.2 operating system, 768MB RAM, 8-megapixel camera, 480 800 pixel resolution. HTC Incredible S is a strong performance smart phones, 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 processor and 768MB RAM as the machine's biggest selling point, since the market sentiment has been high. Perhaps by HTCSensation, Desire HD models, this phone has a certain decline, but integrated to look at the price is still slightly high, and specifically how to choose the needed combination personal economic and other factors considered.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:09:33 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I had Verizon but had no bars at my farm in SE Ohio]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[AT&amp;T was my only choice when my Verizon contract ran out.I had our Verizon rep come in a couple times to discuss our corporate account. The first time he had his iPad and his Zoom to access his corporate network.I asked him about Verizon's plans regarding Windows Phone. He said there were lots of problems  with Windows but wouldn't elaborate. I got my first smartphone last April. Within the last month or so I've taken on corporate mobile phone responsibilities so past problems between Verizon and Microsoft were never on my radar. I really had no pre-conceived notions with phones.I really had the hots for the Samsung Galaxy Tab when they first came out but could never justify the purchase. Just too incompatible with my work environment. When we needed a tablet for in-house Windows software development I settled on the Acer Iconia Tab W500. About 3 months later W8DP was released. It installed flawlessly on the W500. I maintained full corporate compatibility (at 2 different clients). Microsoft has some tough times ahead but I believe they will end up with a pretty large share of the phone and tablet market.My first corporate WP7, an HTC Trophy, is due to arrive this Wednesday. It will be interesting to see what the BlackBerry guys think of it. The 2 current Android owners were new hires and already had personal Androids so that's what we got them for work. They did NOT want a BlackBerry like the rest of the crew has.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:05:25 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I'm originally from Warren...maybe I'm immune to the excitement]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The difference between smartphones now and PC's in the early years as I see it is the people purchasing early PCs were early adopters and were willing to do a lot of hands on stuff just to get things to work. Today, new (to smartphones) smartphone buyers just want it to work. I don't think they are so big on customization (Android). I think they may be put off by high price (iOS). I see AT&amp;T has announced the Nokia Lumia 900 for $100 with a new two year contract.I watched a video review of WP7 today. The reviewer hated that he couldn't copy his music to a folder of his choice on the phone...he had to use Zune. Yes, that's like Apple, but I believe that is what the average consumer is looking for. Microsoft has to look at the numbers when it comes to phones. There are far more average consumers out there than there are techies. I suspect there are  people now purchasing smartphones that really should stick with flip phones. Anyway, the time frame from early adopters to general mass market    uptake in the smartphone category has been greatly accelerated from the PC days.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:43:16 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Silverlight...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Is one of those technologies that are deal-breakers. If you need Silverlight, really need it... about the only way I can think of you're going to get it from a mobile device, iPad or Android - is by a RDP or Citrix session into a Windows box that then connects to the Silverlight based service you are trying to access. But I don't see Microsoft in a very big hurry to make Silverlight a cross platform solution.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:08:49 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[That is part of my concern...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Apple did more good for AT&amp;T than AT&amp;T did for Apple - that is, Apple succeeded with the iPhone in SPITE of AT&amp;T, not because of them. Droid struggled for a couple of years until they came to Verizon - and that tipped the scales *and* gave Apple their first real competition (and incentive to finally break exclusivity and come to Verizon, and then Sprint). There is allegedly a schism between Verizon and Microsoft lingering because of the Microsoft Kin debacle. If Microsoft can't get a strong WP7 presence in Verizon - I don't know that Windows Phone has enough cachet to be successful with AT&amp;T as their primary carrier. To be honest - I'd be an iPhone user today if Apple had gotten the iPhone to Verizon sooner. They waited, and there was no way I would go to AT&amp;T. Because they waited, Android arrived first, and I switched. By the time they did get there, it was too late - I was bought into the Android platform. Windows Phone is behind the curve already, and now is getting saddled with that same AT&amp;T/No Verizon liability. It is a bad situation that I think Microsoft needs to correct quickly. AT&amp;T is a no-go for millions of potential consumers - and Verizon is the alternative for almost all of them. They've already got an uphill battle, and being Verizon-crippled only makes it a tougher climb.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:55:22 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[LOL! 4 Way Stops and Taking Your Life into your Own Hands]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Not in Ohio = especially in the suburban bliss of NE Ohio. A 4 way stop there is like the early days of 8 Bit OSes and PCs - a total free for all. You might be surprised at how much of this I agree with you about. In fact, I use the analogy to historical patterns of PC OS emergence as a guidepost on how modern smart-device evolution is shaping up on a regular basis. In that analogy I frequently mention that Android reminds me of nothing from that era more than the Commodore Amiga platform - a really great platform that has a ton of potential but is a little rougher than the competition in some key areas and kind of headed down its own path that is fundamentally different than the direction everyone else seems to be taking. I've bought into the dead end before because I thought the advantages were clearly superior to the disadvantages, and lost on that bet. The Amiga lasted me from the AT era well into the era of the 386DX, and was still popular and dominant in certain niche industries for a long time after that - but eventually Intel Architecture found a balance of power and price and Microsoft Windows delivered an OS platform that offered a balance of ease of use and power that made the other platforms irrelevant. But my crystal ball is just too hazy right now on how things are shaping up this time around. I have my ideas, concerns and questions - but I'm not ready to weigh in professionally on how I think the dust will settle.  I think it is anyone's game. At one point, an Intel based PC was simply not a consideration outside of business. They were too expensive and too limited in gaming and other leisure activities up until well into the 286/AT era. While the Amiga and Atari ST were delivering 4096 color graphics - EGA was the height of consumer oriented PC graphics. It wasn't until 32 bit 386 IA architecture and affordable VGA graphics (and Windows) that the PC market exploded. I can even remember the first killer app that drove this... it was Wing Commander (followed shortly thereafter by Wolfenstein 3D). Suddenly, consumers were much more interested in IA PC technology, and Amiga and Atari and all the other contenders were dead within a year or two. Something could change that radically, that rapidly, right now or at some point in the near future. But what I see of Windows Phone doesn't follow the classic model which I believe was instrumental of the &quot;WinTel&quot; victory back in the past. Intel DIY clones and Windows were relatively open and overwhelmed by market saturation. Today, Android most closely resembles that market - whereas Windows is taking a more Apple approach where they have things locked down much tighter. The Windows phone is more like IBMs classic line of PS/2 PC compatibles. That niche didn't work for IBM very well then - I'm not sure it is a market model that will do well for Microsoft with Windows Phone now.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:48:37 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[IPAD and SilverLight]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I regularly use a program on the web that uses silverlight. I tried to access the program with a IPAD2 and was not able to. Anybody know why or if IPAD3 will let Silverlight run on it. Thanks]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 18:55:08 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I've read many of the WP7 reviews on the carrier web sites]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Many, many of the new WP7 owners started with iOS and/or Android. I've rarely seen such consistently positive reviews as have been posted for the WP7 devices.My WP7 is my first smart phone so I really didn't have any pre-conceived notions about any of the phones. I got it. It just works. It's just another tool in my arsenal. All my clients are Windows-centric. I figured I may as well stick with Windows.I'm eagerly awaiting the upcoming Nokia/AT&amp;T intro. I think that event will provide the nudge to get things rolling for Microsoft. AT&amp;T was the first carrier to provide the iPhone. AT&amp;T has more WP7 phones in their stores than the other carriers (2-3 models vs 1 or none). I have the original Samsung Focus and, obviously, am quite happy with it. - Mark]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 08:11:53 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I still think Microsoft will pull it off]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[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]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 07:59:54 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Donovan - Thanks for the thoughtful reply...and...I am a relic]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I don't follow the internal politics at Microsoft and was not aware of their internal products. I'm not surprised to hear about them. I used the E &amp; L Intruments breadboard computer while in college getting my electrical engineering degree. I got into computers during the Imsai, MITS, et al. days. I sold computers back in the days of Northstar, Eagle (I was an Eagle dealer), Franklin, Chromemco, and others. I was there when IBM and Microsoft brought sanity to the computer world. They brought standards. I compare today's Google/Android environment to the Digital Research/CP/M days of total chaos. This was back when we had 8&quot; floppies: single sided vs double sided, with hub rings vs no hub rings, single density vs double density. Roll your own serial cable if you wanted to connect a printer to your computer. Microsoft/IBM came along and brought standards. They may not have had leading edge technology, but they were consistent...compared to what was available at the time. They buried CP/M and MP/M. Microsoft sold to any manufacturer. IBM generally allowed competition although they did sue Eagle for making too close a copy. Today, Apple is still Apple. A device manufacturer cannot purchase iOS to use on their hardware. Google is like Digital Research, except Android is free. I'm betting Microsoft will do to/with the smartphone/tablet industry what they helped do to/with the microcomputer industry in the early eighties. Windows Phone may not be technologically the best OS but they will concentrate on the OS and sell to the device manufacturers. They will bring order to chaos. They will keep plugging away, slowly improving their product.One of my clients' LOB software is DOS based using dBase/Clipper Summer '87. This software runs in Windows 8 on our Acer W500 test tablet. Granted, it can't use the virtual keyboard, but then again, it never could use the mouse.Does iOS have that kind of backward compatibility? Android?Years ago I bet on Microsoft for my computer OS, and for my livelihood. I'm willing to bet on them again for my phone with Windows Phone 7. I did not bet on Windows Mobile. Every manufacturer has had their lemons/duds. Microsoft has had theirs. Apple has had theirs. They're both still around and they're both still competing with each other, much the same as in the early eighties.FWIW, My first 'real' computer was the Apple II+. I added the 16K RAM card to take it all the way up to 64K. I used Applesoft (Microsoft) BASIC. I installed the Microsoft Softcard (Z-80 Softcard) to get CP/M capability. This is where dBase II from Ashton-Tate came in. Back in the day, Apple played fairly well with others. Not any more.BTW - I was born and raised in Ohio and still live here, just outside of Columbus. When at a 4-way stop where several drivers arrive simultaneously, the driver to your right has dibs to proceed through the 4-way. Doesn't everyone know this? - Mark]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 07:25:05 -0700</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Do you want the latest and best?Windows Phone 7]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[AudeKhatru]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:35:49 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ok... what have you done with Vulpine...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Seriously, though - it is good to see vocal proponents of Windows Phone starting to show up in the forums. It has been a platform that has been underrepresented in having passionate advocates. If a platform doesn't have that at all, it is dying - unless it has the market momentum of something like Windows itself. That is one of the troubling things in the forums - you'll find vocal advocates of Apple, Android, and Linux - but you don't see enough people passionate about Windows. Deb Shinder posted a blog about this here a few months back, if I recall. In that case, I argued that Windows doesn't need vocal, passionate support, because it has the huge lion's share of the market. But Windows Phone needs this. Passionate fans are a sign of a platform's health.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:05:51 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I was ready to LOVE Windows Phone 7...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[And I would have switched back if they offered me a compelling reason to do so. Instead, it offered me a lot of compelling reasons to sit tight. Not that it wasn't a good effort. I was duly impressed with much of what it offered. But when I asked about the lack of MicroSD and no tethering on the HTC Titan, the Microsoft rep told me that this was by design and to appeal to enterprise security and device management concerns. That isn't going to translate into market success, in my opinion. Microsoft's success with Windows was a symbiotic thing. On one side, Office and NT technology became dominant in the workplace, so everyone wanted Office and Windows at home because it was what they knew. But that is only half of the story. The other half was that a bajillion kids started pirating Windows from the start - pirating MS/DOS, really - and Microsoft continuously became a platform for gaming PCs. Those kids grew up to be Windows gurus and joined the IT force. Carmack dropped Linux development after Quake 3 even though he hated Direct X - which is why ID games required Glide3D for so long. Microsoft nurtured entertainment and leisure pursuits on Windows platforms and that is 50% of their dominant success. Apple was paying attention - and they went for CONSUMERS first. You can really see a parallel in how iOS came out as a consumer oriented platform and was bashed for not having enterprise class security. Is that a familiar story? A quick Google search shows that Windows Phone total unit sales are something of a mystery, but even the most optimistic numbers pale next to what the iPad 3 sold before it was even available. Android likewise has a HUGE number of total units sold. Meanwhile RIM is in danger of falling off the face of the earth, almost solely courting the enterprise. By the same token of your logic, the best way I can make Microsoft see that they need new direction is by *not* supporting them with a purchase until they address my outstanding concerns. They're unlikely to poach Apple users from iOS purchases (as there are a lot of emotional reasons people pick Apple). Users who reject Apple's model and are drawn to Android are drawn there for a certain set of well discussed criteria. So why would Microsoft more closely follow Apple's model? It just means you're going to make a product that isn't appetizing to Android users, and lacks the ability to convince Apple users to switch. The sales numbers reflect that I'm on the right track with this train of thought. If they fix there problems, the buyers will come. Give the stability and reliability and smoothness of iOS, with the freedom of choice of Android - and build on that model - it would be hard to go wrong.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:48:22 -0700</pubDate>
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