- Apr 13, 2013
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Already losing market share to AMD, this news (and last months Apple switch to the ARM based M1chip) may signal the slow death of a former monster.
C'est dommage.
C'est dommage.
If they do chips as good as smartphones... it will never be an alternative to the market.
Honestly Windows Phone failed cause Microsoft supplied no support for it, if the company that created it doesn't support it, we can't expect third-parties to do the heavy lifting.Just a quick clarification: Windows Phone as a platform failed due to a cycle where nobody wants to develop apps, due lack of users and users lacked due to no apps.
It won't be the same with SoCs.
Honestly Windows Phone failed cause Microsoft supplied no support for it, if the company that created it doesn't support it, we can't expect third-parties to do the heavy lifting.
Then they down right killed Windows Phone when it was gaining traction, like Microsoft does with most of their products and services.
Belfiore also admits he switched to Android, just like Bill Gates, and that Microsoft will support Windows 10 customers who want to use Android and iOS on their phones. One of the big reasons Microsoft is giving up on Windows Phone is because developers never backed the platform. Microsoft had many problems with its Windows Phone app store, and the inability to retain apps once they were developed. “We have tried very hard to incent app devs,” explains Belfiore. “Paid money.. wrote apps 4 them.. but volume of users is too low for most companies to invest.”
Honestly, when I've bought a computer every 6 or 7 years on average, I haven't based my decision on whether it ran Intel or AMD. By coincidence, my last 3 all had AMD chips, and they all ran well. I do cringe a bit when I see that MS might become involved in chip making, and it makes me think that perhaps I'll take a closer look before buying my next.
Still, rather than hitting refresh, perhaps Nadella should have recommitted to Windows Mobile. That would have preserved relationships needed for this potential device and Microsoft's broader future vision.
Nadella's broken consumer, developer, and OEM relationships will invariably affect the company's future.