Microsoft Exec Responds To the Google-Motorola Deal

adeelarshad82 writes "In a statement released yesterday, Microsoft's Windows Phone Division President Andy Lees said 'Investing in a broad and truly open mobile ecosystem is important for the industry and consumers alike, and Windows Phone is now the only platform that does so with equal opportunity for all partners.' What's interesting is that even though some analysts are actually expecting OEMs to switch their focus to Windows Phone 7, past sales figures (especially for Samsung) show that the decision to do so might not come easily."

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Analyst can chime all they wish.

[Anonymous Coward]

I mean, android is what 47% of smartphones, and Microsoft Windows 7 around 2%.

Keep on wishing bitches!

Re:Analyst can chime all they wish.

[UnknowingFool]

No all of Windows mobile is 2% which includes WM6. While MS may have sold more WP7 phones this year, it isn't matching the growth of Android and iPhone. Without looking at the split between WM6 and WP7, I would guess that many users of WM6 are not migrating to WP7 as WM6 users were mostly business while WP7 is mostly consumer.

Everyone gets same deal as Nokia?

[hawguy]

So when Microsoft says this:

Windows Phone is now the only platform that does so with equal opportunity for all partners.'

Does that mean that everyone gets billions of dollars from MS?

http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2011/04/21/nokia-and-microsoft-deal-official-definitive-agreement-signed/

As a result of the deal, Nokia will pay Microsoft royalties for the Windows Phone platform, starting only when the Finnish company launches its first Windows Phone devices. Microsoft has also agreed to make payments to Nokia “measured in the billions of dollars” for services but also intellectual property royalties.

Or are we supposed to believe that MS would have paid for Nokia's IP even if Nokia hadn't switched to Windows Phone?

Re:Everyone gets same deal as Nokia?

[DragonWriter]

What is your point? Nokia is their most valuable partner. That doesn't mean that Microsoft isn't supporting all of the hardware makers.

It does, however, mean that Microsoft's claim that, with Google acquiring Motorola Mobility, Windows Phone is the only remaining mobile platform where all hardware vendors are treated equally is false, or at least if it is true it is true only in the Animal Farm sense of "all vendors are treated equally, but some are treated more equally than others".

Since partnering with Nokia they have also added ZTE, Fujitsu, and others.

And Android is still owned by the Open Handset Alliance, which includes more device makers than just Motorola, more software vendors than just Google, and a bunch of wireless carriers, component manufacturers, and other firms in markets where Google doesn't play and isn't buying anyone at the moment.

Equal Opportunity

[nschubach]

I love how it's assumed that somehow the acquisition of Moto will make Android less open to the Android alliance members... I guess that's the normal tactic. Spread FUD.

Like Microsoft cares

[GodfatherofSoul]

Once they ran Palm into the dirt, they basically ignored Windows Mobile developers. Now that new competitors have arisen, they act like they care about the mobile segment. You can't poop on developers and expect them to put any faith in your platform again.

That and Windows Mobile sucks as a mobile or embedded platform. My cable box is WM based and it sucks too!

Not.

[wsxyz]

That's not true.

Google is firmly committed to a vendor neutral policy with Android and the Motorola Mobility subsidiary will be firewalled off from Google and independently managed to ensure that stays true.

In fact, Google would be happy to see their own investments obliterated by their handset competitors... eh, I mean partners... and their own handset division becoming a bottomless cash sink, as long as it helps advance the Android platform.

So, Microsoft really needs to stop with the FUD and accept that Google really is an altruistic and idealistic organization that truly cares only about making life better for everyone.

Liars

[pavon]

Straight from their own mouth

* Nokia will help drive and define the future of Windows Phone.
* Nokia and Microsoft will closely collaborate on development, joint marketing initiatives and a shared development roadmap

They are both in bed with a hardware manufacturer now, have both claimed it won't affect other licenses of the OS, and both have something to loose if they alienate the other OEMs.

Poor Nokia suffered the Osborne effect

[bogaboga]

Poor Nokia suffered the Osborne Effect, whereby sales of current available products plummet after the announcement of un-available 'future' products.

Things have changed a lot! In my little world, Microsoft is of no consequence, and that's a good thing. I will not touch Microsoft products (including NOKIA), as a matter of principal.

Re:Poor Nokia suffered the Osborne effect

[h4rr4r]

No, poor Nokia suffered the effect of taking MS's money.
They kill everything they touch.

Nokia had a good platform and good phone, they gave that away for a little bit of free money now at the expense of their future.

Re:Seriously you guys...

[NatasRevol]

Or the ... wait for it ... MicroPhone.

Sorry.

That's installed base

[pem]

Not current sales.

And it's only in the US.

Worldwide it's much grimmer for MS, but in the US it's pretty bad.

Re:Up is down, down is up, cats and dogs agree.

[Reapman]

Yeah ok..
Google: Honeycomb's release is delayed, please wait for Ice Cream. However until then our PHONE OS you can poke around in.
MS: You want our Source Code? Are you SERIOUS?
Apple: You want our Source Code? Are you SERIOUS?

Yup, your right, Google is by far the least open of the 3 *rolls eyes*