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> Courier could have done that for mobile devices

I think we see the DNA of Courier in the Surface line. Of course it's not all that the demos for Courier were, but it's a step in the right direction and I hope we see a lot more evolution in that regard.

> PCs are on track to become a < 200M unit/year business

I think they're well aware of that, which is why Azure and their other services are a huge part of their plans for the future. Microsoft isn't just Windows anymore.

> Microsoft will find that making a universal desktop-to-phone OS is in practical terms not doable

They seem to be doing an alright job so far. I think it's ambitious and currently imperfect, but I also think they can pull it off in time.




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