Microsoft-Nokia Deal On: What's Next?

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Brian.Dean,
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11/20/2013 | 8:17:08 AM

Re: What's new, Microsoft?

I am finding two points extremely interesting here, one that has linked Microsoft's dominates with gamers, as PCs have stood the test of time even when up against a dedicated gaming console, and the second that even if Microsoft manages to capture the mobile market (the consumer mobile market) then one-thirds to half is the best that Microsoft can expect, I am guessing this is because of the giant Google-Samsung combo that has 81.9 percent of the OS market and 25.7 percent of the hardware market which will not be going away anything soon.

If Nokia's CEO Stephen Elop becomes the next CEO of Microsoft then I will view the development as a clear intent by Microsoft that with-in three years it wants to be at-least one-third of the market.

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aditshar,
User Rank: Apprentice
11/20/2013 | 5:08:09 AM

Re: What's new, Microsoft?

I agree with Tom here, even though android and ios are raining in market i see good future of Nokia cum window mobile devices and speacially their Lumia series which in every aspect suits end user either its price or application market, Nokia had dominating market in terms of windows phone which clashed up with MS made devices but this deal yield MS to target better.

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Thomas Claburn,
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11/19/2013 | 7:28:02 PM

Re: What's new, Microsoft?

> Remember, Microsoft didn't start the mouse market, but it dominated it.

That's an interesting case. As I recall, Apple more or less handed the market to Microsoft by refusing to sell a mouse with two buttons. It then made matters worse by releasing that unusable circular mouse with the early iMacs. Given that gamers drove consumer hardware upgrades in the '90s and gamers wanted mice with two (or more) buttons, and given Steve Jobs's aversion to games at the time, it's not surprising Microsoft owned the mouse market.

I don't doubt that Microsoft can stabilize its situation and rebuild with a stronger hold on the mobile market, but playing defense and circling its wagons to create a Windows ecosystem that spans devices will make its recovery a long one. I'm hoping Microsoft will do something bold to change the dynamics of the technology market, because having Apple, Google, and Microsoft using the same playbook promises a dull decade to come.

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Tom Murphy,
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11/19/2013 | 6:47:19 PM

Re: What's new, Microsoft?

Tom: I think Microsoft it playing the long game here, something it has done well before when it followed Apple into the Windows market. Remember, Microsoft didn't start the mouse market, but it dominated it. The performance of the Nokia phone until now has been a good test, but just a hint of what might be possible when Microsoft puts its full heft behind the venture.

I do not expect a closed market -- Microsoft has always believed in an open market. (It made Office for Mac, and even bailed out Apple back in '97.) Instead, I think it wants to set the standard for those who license Windows for phones. (The Surface does that for tablets, but there are other Windows tablets, including some nifty new ones just in time for the holidays.) If no others measure up, then Microsoft will dominate, but I think it would prefer to see other players compete in hardware -- just as it has always done.

The question for me is not whether Windows phones will capture more than one-third of the market, it's how long Microsoft plans to take in achieving that goal. What do others think?

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Thomas Claburn,
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11/19/2013 | 5:06:24 PM

What's new, Microsoft?

Will Microsoft do something other than what Apple and Google have already done to compete? If the company just sticks with replicating Apple's closed ecosystem under the Windows banner, it's going to continue to find it difficult to turn things around.

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