Quote:Its actually over 90%. Its clear you arent educated on the topic and just throwing crap at the wall. You dont like ballmer probably because of some random article you read on an apple enthusiast site which only puts out biased and baseless info. Microsoft is still a powerhouse even though they are late to the tablet party. Ballmer ran the company for 14 years. Through a recession, through a shift to mobile, and theyre still doing great. So i think if he sees 2 billion as an appropriate price to pay, you, specifically you, because youre extremely uneducated on the matter, shouldn't have any room to say he overpaid.

All of my computer/mobile devices are all cross platform. I own a Toshiba Win 8.1 touchscreen, iPad Gen 2, and Android Samsung Galaxy Note 3. I purposely did this to seek out the benefits and disadvantages of all ecosystem so it will help me understand each platform more.


On to your response, as a person who's first smartphone was a Samsung Blackjack that ran on at that time was Windows Mobile back in 2007, Microsoft was in a prime position to be a leader in the OS smartphone world. The 2 key mistakes they make and continue to make is for one, creating flagship devices for select carries only. Prime example was the Blackjack only being available on AT&T then. Fast forward to now, and they are still creating select carrier moly flagship devices ie Nokia Lumina icon only being available on Verizon which is supposedly the best phone on Microsoft. Yes, a person who has Tmobile can buy the Verison phone and have it unlocked, but why pay extra to do that, and take a gamble on not receiving the proper updates on time?



A lot of people complain and whine about Android, but truth of the matter is they built their brand solely off of advertising and marketing to both the high end with the Galaxy and Galaxy Note line, all the way down to the basic pre-paid el cheapo you can pick up at the gas station. iOS is dominant because the ui is smooth and unlike Android is stable and more secure. The thing iOS and Android both have in common is they don't have carrier only flagship devices.


Microsoft is still on a long path to being a dominant player in the tablet market. Challenge yourself the next time you walk into a carrier store and see what the salesperson recommends when it comes to smartphone/tablets. Pay attention to where they are located in the store, are the devices located in the back or front of the store. Also, see what the salesperson suggest. More than likely they will punch the Samsung Tablets/Smartphones because they get a bigger commission check. They get no incentive selling Microsoft.

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