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Will Microsoft be back to the Smartphone Market?

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W Wi il ll l M Mi ic cr ro os so of ft t B Be e B Ba ac ck k T To o S Sm ma ar rt tp ph ho on ne e M Ma ar rk ke et t? ? Windows phone in 2010 1) In early 2014, the company bought the handset business of Nokia 2) The company hoped buying its biggest device partner 3) Microsoft has plowed billions of dollars into a business that just hasn't succeeded. List of Failure: Microsoft's software is used by less than 3% of smartphone owners. App developers continue to focus their efforts on iPhones and Android devices. Plans to continue making low-cost handsets, phones for business users and so-called flagship devices -- gadgets that can go head to head with Apple's iPhone or Samsung's Galaxy phones Reference: http://birmingham.fortuneinnovations.com/news/will-microsoft-rule-smartphone-market-yet-again
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WWii ll ll MMiiccrroossoofftt BBee BBaacckk TToo SSmmaarrttpphhoonnee MMaarrkkeett??

Windows phone in 2010

1) In early 2014, the company bought the handset business of Nokia

2) The company hoped

buying its biggest device

partner

3) Microsoft has plowed

billions of dollars into a business that just hasn't

succeeded.

List of Failure:

Microsoft's software is

used by less than 3% of

smartphone owners.

App developers continue to focus their efforts on iPhones and Android devices.

Plans to continue making low-cost handsets, phones for business users and so-called flagship devices -- gadgets that can go head to head with Apple's iPhone or Samsung's Galaxy phones

Reference:http://birmingham.fortuneinnovations.com/news/will-microsoft-rule-smartphone-market-yet-again

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