I disagree with the sentiments here that MS is a battleship that can force itself into the market.
MS have proven themselves to be very poor at updating Windows Phone. They simply aren't light enough on their feet.
Their battle ship did not help the Zune.
And their ideas on tablet interfaces are STILL centred around matching desktop power and features.... They were arrogant and dismissive towards the iPad, and Windows on tablets will definitely be a bloodied nose for them if they believe they can drop in desktop applications onto curated experiences like tablets.
The only chance I can see, is if they position themselves as a simpler alternative to Android.
> The only chance I can see, is if they position themselves as a simpler alternative to Android.
Which is damn hard to do because Android is open-source and you don't want to even talk to Google unless you want to put Google-branded software on your thingie. It's hardly noticeable, but Android powers all Nook devices, including the first dual-screen one.
We are in fact in beta right now, so we expect to announce formal pricing in the very near future for the digitizer and excavator products.
Prices for new applications pushed with the API are always different. They're set based on the complexity and difficulty of the task. We have a few workers try out a new task to see how complex it is, then use that to establish a price so that workers can earn a fair wage.
MS have proven themselves to be very poor at updating Windows Phone. They simply aren't light enough on their feet.
Their battle ship did not help the Zune.
And their ideas on tablet interfaces are STILL centred around matching desktop power and features.... They were arrogant and dismissive towards the iPad, and Windows on tablets will definitely be a bloodied nose for them if they believe they can drop in desktop applications onto curated experiences like tablets.
The only chance I can see, is if they position themselves as a simpler alternative to Android.