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In a bid to increase licensees and gain some badly needed market share, Redmond won’t charge for its phone OS anymore. Rumors and speculation have swirled on this for months, but now it’s official: Microsoft is giving away Windows Phone for free, at least to a pair of Indian handset makers. If this can drive…
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Microsoft may be well-served to bring in an outsider to replace departing CEO Steve Ballmer. Here are two strong candidates. As I said in a prior blog post, I feel Microsoft’s problems are too big for an insider to handle. This person will have allegiances, friendships and biases that may cloud his or her judgment…
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Claiming sales are too weak, did LG make a valid point in dumping Windows Phone, or an excuse to avoid competing with Nokia? How about both? Ahead of a meeting between their CEOs, Korea’s LG Electronics has decided to shun any more Windows Phone products because there have yet to be “meaningful” sales. That should…