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Originally Posted by teh603
So am I the only one who sees this and wonders if MS will be dropping iOS and Android support as a way to force the market- even if that means adding software to the OS to force-kill any synch utilities to those systems?
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Not going to happen.
On the contrary, MS is supporting *both* platforms in their brand new SmartGlass initiative.
This is a fight MS can win without dirty tricks; they're starting out with a far more sophisticated OS and adding the power of their desktop apps, tight integration with their server and cloud systems, and their media content and gaming clout. The only part they didn't have was the hardware and they just stepped up to take care of it.
It won't happen overnight but they're well positioned to make a race out of it regardless of how well (or poorly) their OEMs perform. If the OEMs perform they could chew up marketshare almost overnight.