What Windows Phone 8 Needs To Do To Succeed

As Microsoft prepares for the launch of Windows Phone 8 devices, its most important push into the smartphone industry to date, speculation is rampant about whether or not consumers will continue to ignore Windows-based phones. There are many obvious ways Microsoft could misstep and lose its chance to participate in another generation of phones, but what would it take for Windows Phone 8 to succeed? To start, they can take advantage of manufacturers who are worried about being pursued over patent claims. They could also work to establish the permanence of Windows Phone 8, after the upgrade inflexibility involved with Windows Phone 7 and Windows Mobile 6.5. Finally, they could take a page out of Amazon's book and make WP8 devices more about services.

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Re:WP8 is like Kia

[alen]

try to factor in resale value

you have to pay money to get rid of a 4 year Kia while my CR-V will be worth enough to put down a big down payment on my next car

Re:Windows Phone 8

[recoiledsnake]

Surely it's no Apple or Samsung, 7 million phones in two quarters isn't great but nothing too shabby.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/05/nokia-7-million-lumias-sold-to-date-in-54-countries/

They were held back by the hardware, single cores and display resolution earlier with the WP7 phones, now the hardware is much more competitive, the camera tech is like no other around, and they're pretty much at or near the top in the specs war.

http://www.wpcentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/postimages/4213/iPhone%20versus%20MONA4.png

Not to mention things like working with gloves on, which no capacitative touch screen around seems to be able to do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=0lAi1fVfXl8#t=227s

PS: I have nothing to do with first post troll/shill or whatever that is on Slashdot. I have been reading Slashdot since 10 years and posting since atleast 5. In many stories, it appears to be a troll and not shill making the comments(with nicknames like Waggenered Strom and Auntie Wag/Uncle Wag ) for they know 20 comments will follow discussing the troll itself.