Hans-Christian Andersen
hans.andersen at phulse.com
Wed Feb 20 15:10:00 CST 2013
Even Bill Gates is being a bit negative on Windows Phone: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/18/bill_gates_microsoft_phone_mistake/ You know its bad when Billy G is dissing your strategy. * Hans-Christian Andersen **Web Application Developer, Vancouver, Canada* E: hans at phulse.com T: +44 (0)20 7193 7841 L: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/andersenhc http://www.nokenode.com/ *Unique Gifts, Collectables, Artwork* *Come one, come all to.... *www.corinnajasmine.com * * On 10 February 2013 10:48, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >