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UGLI baby said:
HTC One Fo sho.

Definitely not an iPhone. Play around with an HTC One or an S4 for a couple days and you'll LOL at how basic the iPhone is.



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Yeah, not getting an iPhone. Apparently I need to check out the HTC One.
 
i love my phone. pre-ordered it months in advance and have loved it since it's release date.

has the smallest ecosystem currently, but anything it lacks my tablet takes care of. i'm set.

that being said..... sprint is the last us carrier to hop on the wp8 bandwagon so my recommendation is unwarranted.
 
butttt i read a looottt of gadget blogs, and since you're steering away from the iphone, i would recommend comparing the s4, htc one (my vote), droid razr maxx hd, or..... don't laugh..... the z10.

scratch the z10... sprint doesn't have that either lol.

wait... don't have the droid razr either..
 
Siro said:
Apple's share of the smartphone market is at 19%, compared to Android's 60%. So MS would be stealing a distant second place. But even that is incredibly far-fetched, as MS has completely failed to gain any traction in the mobile market with Windows 8, and thus far control something like 3% of the market.
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Understood. Remember where you heard it.
 
Siro said:
Apple's share of the smartphone market is at 19%, compared to Android's 60%. So MS would be stealing a distant second place. But even that is incredibly far-fetched, as MS has completely failed to gain any traction in the mobile market with Windows 8, and thus far control something like 3% of the market.
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windows 8 in the mobile market? you talkin tablets or phones? windows phone 8. two different operating systems. has a small percentage of the market in the us, but it is rapidly growing elsewhere, especially in italy.
 
I am privy to details I can't divulge regarding agrrements that are expiring and MS will not be outbid on the re-ups.
 
PKM said:
I am privy to details I can't divulge regarding agrrements that are expiring and MS will not be outbid on the re-ups.
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plus companies like nokia OWN emerging markets, and as they phase out symbian and replace their lineups with with lowend wp8 phones like the lumia 520 and 620, they will garner higher percentages than apple in SE asia and rapidly developing countries elsewhere.
 
PKM said:
I am privy to details I can't divulge regarding agrrements that are expiring and MS will not be outbid on the re-ups.
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you havee me suuuuuper interested doe.

hard to think apple can't outbid though considering the $137b in cash they be sitting on
 
He seems a little biased, but this video was still informative. This is a tough choice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW7lJ2-4rlY
 
scootsy said:
plus companies like nokia OWN emerging markets, and as they phase out symbian and replace their lineups with with lowend wp8 phones like the lumia 520 and 620, they will garner higher percentages than apple in SE asia and rapidly developing countries elsewhere.
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Nokia is well placed in the feature phone market in developing countries. You're making the assumption that those users will transition to Nokia's WP8 lineup of smartphones. There is no good reason to believe this. Android is cheaper, more flexible, and Google has been putting significant efforts in those markets to capture the transition to smartphones.

As for Apple, their phones are considered fashionable and prestigious, and developing countries are huge on that ****. I don't think I know a single family member back home who owns anything but an iPhone.

MS may prevail eventually, but time is not on their side. Their growth in the smartphone market has been glacial, and if they don't start gaining significant ground in the next few years, then they've missed the boat entirely. Just as PC growth did not last forever, neither will smartphone and tablet growth. To gain traction in a mature market that is transitioning to a new form factor is completely useless. All it does is ensure MS miss the boat on the next paradigm as well.
 
MS is going to take over the smart phone market the same way they took over the MP3 market with the Zune. Never heard of a Zune? Huh that's weird.
 
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