On: Apple fights to keep DOJ antitrust suit from reach...

[makeitdouble]

> how hard can it be to field a successful mobile platform with global software delivery and integrated payments.

About as hard as opening a new phone network rivaling ATT back in the days, apparently.

If neither Amazon nor Microsoft couldn't do it you know it's not a matter of money and willingness to do it.

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Microsoft even had first mover advantage, acquired the largest cell phone maker in the world and still failed...

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The largest cell phone maker in the world has been either Samsung or ZTE for a dozen years.

If you're referring to the Nokia acquisition, it was way past prime and relevance, at a time when Chinese makers were already on the rise.