Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Sun Feb 10 12:48:10 CST 2013
Hi Hans: As for the Smartphone market, it is too soon to know for sure. Even if a phone only captures a small percentage of the market it does not mean the owner is going broke; it just means their profits are in the million not billions. I like the summary from article link, you posted...but I have always favoured non-aligned products and a market filled with plenty of choices: "...If there's going to be a number three Smartphone platform with some life to it, I see it coming from the various Linux distributions giving the Smartphone a try. The new and coming contenders for third place in 2013 will be Firefox OS, Sailfish OS, Tizen, and Ubuntu. Of this quartet of contenders for third, I like Ubuntu the best. Now that we know that Ubuntu phones will be shipping this year, I feel much better about its chances. Behind Ubuntu, Firefox OS -- which will shortly be shipping on its first two phones -- is my dark horse..." Jim -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Hans-Christian Andersen Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 5:46 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] Smartphone operating systems: The rise of Android,the fall of Windows Smartphone operating systems: The rise of Android, the fall of Windows http://www.zdnet.com/smartphone-operating-systems-the-rise-of-android-the-fa ll-of-windows-7000011004/ I wonder if Microsoft would have luck just staying the course or not. After all, Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 are siblings. I can't imagine one being successful without the other. - Hans _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com