>"When you see Microsoft paying money to Nokia so that they boost WP7 market share you have to imagine they already failed to convince more viable companies to do it."
Well Microsoft's strategy with the "more viable companies" appears to be receiving a check every time those companies - HTC, Samsung, LG - ship an Android phone (Now at 70% of Android phones in the US market).
Over the long term, I would not be surprised to see those companies switch to WP7 given that they are already paying Microsoft for the OS on their phones.
Look at it this way, Microsoft already has agreements with those companies, and therefore, those companies have a much better chance of influencing the future direction of WP7 than they do of Android - Google is not partnering with anyone except Motorola Mobility which they should soon own.
> Over the long term, I would not be surprised to see those companies switch to WP7 given that they are already paying Microsoft for the OS on their phones.
Except for the fact Android phones outsell WP7 ones 40 to 1
Well Microsoft's strategy with the "more viable companies" appears to be receiving a check every time those companies - HTC, Samsung, LG - ship an Android phone (Now at 70% of Android phones in the US market).
Over the long term, I would not be surprised to see those companies switch to WP7 given that they are already paying Microsoft for the OS on their phones.
Look at it this way, Microsoft already has agreements with those companies, and therefore, those companies have a much better chance of influencing the future direction of WP7 than they do of Android - Google is not partnering with anyone except Motorola Mobility which they should soon own.