wraggster
March 15th, 2013, 22:50
You don't need to be Captain Subtext to understand that a few manufacturers (and developers) aren't best pleased with Microsoft's latest mobile products. The latest to damn Redmond with faint praise is Samsung's newly-minted Co-CEO, JK Shin (http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/14/samsung-elects-co-ceos-jk-shin-boo-keun-yoon/), who told The Wall Street Journal that demand for Windows-based phones and tablets isn't sending the company's accountants cross-eyed with glee. When asked about Samsung's relationship with Microsoft after the latter deepened its ties (http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/24/nokia-microsoft-payments/) with Nokia, Shin said:
"Smartphones and tablets based on Microsoft's Windows operating system aren't selling very well. There is a preference in the market for Android. In Europe, we're also seeing lackluster demand for Windows-based products."
Which, naturally, has done nothing to scotch those persistent rumors (http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/06/samsung-windows-rt-ativ-tab-germany/) of the ATIV Tab (http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/04/samsung-ativ-tab-review/)being axed in Europe as well as the US (http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/10/samsung-cancels-windows-rt-plans-in-us/). The CEO added that we can expect to see aTizen-based (http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/25/bada-integrated-into-tizen/) phone (http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/26/tizen-developer-phone-hands-on/) in the third quarter of the year, although Samsung will continue to flirt with every available OS for the needs of its customers.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/15/jk-shin-no-demand-windows-products/
"Smartphones and tablets based on Microsoft's Windows operating system aren't selling very well. There is a preference in the market for Android. In Europe, we're also seeing lackluster demand for Windows-based products."
Which, naturally, has done nothing to scotch those persistent rumors (http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/06/samsung-windows-rt-ativ-tab-germany/) of the ATIV Tab (http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/04/samsung-ativ-tab-review/)being axed in Europe as well as the US (http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/10/samsung-cancels-windows-rt-plans-in-us/). The CEO added that we can expect to see aTizen-based (http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/25/bada-integrated-into-tizen/) phone (http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/26/tizen-developer-phone-hands-on/) in the third quarter of the year, although Samsung will continue to flirt with every available OS for the needs of its customers.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/15/jk-shin-no-demand-windows-products/