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Originally Posted by Faterson
I heard that song around 2 years ago... but MS are still hovering in single digits of market share among mobile devices today.  I don't believe they can make a breakthrough; Android is the new Windows in mobile space. But, future will tell.  |
Maybe, and maybe not. I think for phones, Windows Phone OS is going to have a hard time breaking the Android/iOS 90% share jaggernaut.
However, for tablets... while the iPad is VERY hard to compete with due to the app store... the Surface Pro 2 could be the transitional device. While you wait for a Modern/Metro/Windows Store (they REALLY need to nail that down, I think they should have got the rights to use Metro) apps to appear, you can use "classic" (I call it) windows apps.
The ability to use multiple apps at one time on a tablet is something the iPad can't do. I actually saw an Android tablet advertised touting this feature... so if anything Windows 8 really brought that issue to the forefront.
One other think Windows tablets give you that iPad doesn't is a REAL file system that all apps can access if you give them permission to. On iPad it is up to the developer to implement specific sharing contracts.
It certainly will be interesting to see how this happens. But, I really think MS still has priced the surface 2 too high. It is $50 less than an iPad Air... granted it has twice the storage for the same price... but people don't really see that when they look at them side by side. I think $100 price difference would be more compelling. Developers aren't going to start developing for native Win8 until there is a bigger installed base out there.
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