Comment by hitgeek
8 years ago
"incentivize app devs". as an early adopter I felt abandoned.
I was all in on windows mobile around v7 and windows8. bought the flagship lumia phone and surface rt tablet. invested the time to develop some basic apps. 6 months later both platforms were basically discontinued with no upgrade path, so I abandoned it too.
if microsoft had just made an enterprise successor to blackberry, instead of trying to make a consumer phone, they probably would have been more successful. once the platform had traction in enterprise, maybe they could of made the consumer jump.
Sorry you feel abandoned. However, as you say you are an early adopter you should recognize this is a strong (even likely?) possibility.
Yes, if the platform you invest in early is a success you can reap many rewards. But the mobile OS market has killed many platforms, and even a successful company like Microsoft can't guarantee success.
We can play what-ifs in hindsight, but it's not like Microsoft was late to the game. I remember Windows CE and Pocket PC. My guess (and hope) is for Microsoft to make an Android phone. They just announced a launcher, so fingers crossed!