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To: sylvester80 who wrote (34624)	9/3/2013 4:05:50 PM
From: neolib	Respond to of 34857

My WAG as well. In fact, I'd guess this is as much desperation on the part of MS as anything. They knew WP was not making it, and at a distant #3, was not likely too either. So they've decided to pull out the stops and give it their best shot. I approve. They are finally awake to the fact that phones are in fact the new computing device, and that there is not a wall between phones and tablets. Their PR on this specifically pointed out that they need phones to boost tablets and they hope boosted tablets will boost PCs. I don't actually think that will happen, they should worry just about boosting phones/tablets. PCs are a stagnant market going forward. The question is whether MS can get much traction in mobile with a vertical structure. But at least they now realize how dire the situation is, and they are spending $B's to try and correct the problem. From my standpoint, the consumers will win, because MS will never dominate mobile like they did the PC era, but they may well keep more competition and lower prices in it.

To: sylvester80 who wrote (34624)	9/4/2013 9:43:33 AM
From: AreWeThereYet	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 34857

No, I disagree. Other mfrs have no significant interest in WP platform to begin with. Basically, vendors will move to any platform that can make money. If Microsoft can prove WP can sell, other mfrs will join the wagon. See Dell and HP as examples. BTW, WP is not a POS, it is actually a very good OS. >>>> They are dead... but then again, they were dead already with Nokia taking 85% of WP sales... @NiceGuy, I don't think the selling pressure is really done. Nokia has been in a slump for years with millions of upset investors. Beside, I don't think it will move up significantly from here without any pumping from the ANALysts, or Credit rating bump.