Granted, it helped a lot that Sony horribly messed up the PS3 by massively overshooting cost limits and darned near putting itself under. Still, Microsoft got the online side of its product fixed more quickly, and as Sony made its products less attractive to conserve cost, Microsoft made its more attractive, creating a disparity that seems to be favoring Xbox sales now over both PlayStation and Nintendo.
While we could argue whether Microsoft is now the leader in this market, there is no doubt the company is a serious player, and that is what it needs to be in the smartphone segment.
Coming into the launch, Microsoft has a number of potential advantages. However, they need to provide one more thing — and that is status. However, they only need to provide more than the Android platform provided initially, not the iPhone, and that may be doable. Google does virtually no marketing or real demand generation for its products and relies entirely on the carriers or device manufactures for that, and these folks often have little in the way of budget.
This would have an even bigger impact with smartphones and does with iPhones common in media today. I actually think Microsoft could surprise Google, and maybe even scare Apple this time, except for one nagging doubt.
As a result, strangely enough, I think the success of this phone will be directly related to whether Microsoft can get around the name of its platform, and make the devices sound cool so buyers can tell others, with pride, about their purchase.
Xbox Xbox was more of a different beast, driven by people who loved gaming. Windows Phone 7 Coming into the launch, Microsoft has a number of potential advantages. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Previous Next. How satisfied are you with this reply?
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