It can be really aggravating and frustrating on a daily basis to read posts about Microsoft and Windows. If people with less intelligence than a bedbug are slamming the company or product just because it’s the cool thing to do others who should know better pontificate ad naseum only to get themselves ad laden pageviews.
So it was really nice to read this post by Max Klein where he provides a balanced and honest assessment of why the new Windows Phone 7 Series platform is – in his opinion – going to be successful.
Some short-sighted people are saying that Microsoft is dead, and some are even explain “how” it died. That’s just the silliest thing ever. Microsoft is working on the things that are what the future of software is going to be, and with the huge amount of cash it has and the talent it has acquired, it’s going to remaining the dominant force in software.
I’m betting on the Windows Phone because
- Microsoft has seen what Apple and others have done, and have made something along the same line, but daring and new. They are not afraid to innovate (like Google was)
- Microsoft is investing in the right type of future oriented technologies
- Microsoft has a huge marketing and development budget to push anything they want
- Microsoft has integrated its programming languages across all platforms, implying a huge number of devs will program for their platforms
But most important to me is that
- Microsoft cares for me as a developer, and they care that I also make money
Oh and by the way .. Max .. he made his name developing for the iPhone so keep your smartass Apple cracks to yourself and take a moment and read his whole post. It’s well worth reading.
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