Charlie Kindel On Why Windows Phone Still Hasn't Taken Off

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Microsoft's weak share in the mobile phone market can be attributed to its mishandling of industry politics, not inferior technology or features (http://ceklog.kindel.com/2011/12/26/windows-phone-is-superior-why-hasnt-it-taken-off/), according to ex-Windows Phone evangelist Charlie Kindel. Microsoft's traditional strategy of going over the heads of hardware vendors to meet the needs of consumers and application developers does not work (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2398070,00.asp) in the phone market, says Kindel, where the handset makers and carriers have the biggest say in determining the winners (Apple is an exception). Not everybody agrees with Kindel's analysis (http://wmpoweruser.com/charlie-kindel-is-wrong-about-why-windows-phone-has-not-taken-off/). Old-timers may remember Kindel, who recently resigned from Microsoft (http://ceklog.kindel.com/2011/08/08/after-21-years-goodbye-microsoft/), from his days as developer relations guru for COM/OLE/Active-X."

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