Hans-Christian Andersen
hans.andersen at phulse.com
Fri Jan 11 04:23:39 CST 2013
One can easily punch holes in each of those articles. The majority of chatter that I hear from tech insiders these days are expecting the demise of Nokia and that Microsoft will drop Windows RT tablets due to poor sales as early as the end of this year. There is more negative press than positive, as far as I can tell (like with Vista). To be honest, Microsoft always has the leverage of being a monopoly for so many years. Many people will be in the situation of buying a Windows 8 laptop, because they don't know what else to buy. I think this will be a watershed year, where we will truly see whether Microsofts strategy is genius or suicide. Whether Windows 8 is best described as this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDpwKiRKmZc or as this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79nvj90cwmk Some people have suggested that Windows 8 is a conspiracy to get everyone to adopt Windows 9 when it arrives, just as everyone did with Windows 7 over Vista. That's a bit too crazy for my taste though. - Hans On 2013-01-11, at 2:02 AM, Salakhetdinov Shamil <mcp2004 at mail.ru> wrote: > Hi All - > > FYI: > > * Microsoft may still win the tablet war http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tablets/microsoft-may-still-win-the-tablet-war/2709?tag=nl.e101&s_cid=e101 > > > * Microsoft Announces 60M Licenses For Windows 8 Sold, Showing Similar Sales Trajectory To Windows 7 > > http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/08/microsoft-announces-60m-licenses-for-windows-8-sold-showing-similar-sales-trajectory-to-windows-7 > > > * Bright Spot For Nokia As Lumia And Other Q4 Mobile Sales “Exceeded Expectations”, With 4.4M Lumias Sold, But Q1 May Bring More Woe > > http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/10/a-bright-spot-for-nokia-as-lumia-and-other-mobile-sales-exceeded-expectations-in-q4/ > > > * Nokia Launches WP8 Flagships In India: Lumia 920, 820 On Sale From Tomorrow; Lumia 620 Coming In Early February (Not January) > > > http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/10/nokia-launches-wp8-flagships-in-india-lumia-920-820-on-sale-from-tomorrow-lumia-620-coming-in-early-february/ > > > * * Nokia Confirms It’s Keeping An Open Mind About Using Android In Future. Message To Microsoft: Don’t Take Support For Granted? > > http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/08/nokia-confirms-its-keeping-an-open-mind-about-using-android-in-future-message-to-microsoft-dont-take-support-for-granted > > > Thank you. > > -- Shamil > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com