MS New Outlook and Sunrise acquisitions
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Right, but this approach is "software and cloud first", similar to what Google (and Facebook) is trying to do - make the software the important part, regardless of platform.
I'd guess the ultimate strategy would be that the operating system not important (we are pretty much there - apps are the same across teh board, even on PCs the software is the same).
I just read that there is speculation that Android might be spun off. That woudl be fantastic (as a Google shareholder). Their recent ads hint at software first and poke fun at Apple's monopolistic approach.
Should be interesting, for the first time in a long time I like MS' approach. Windows has a long way to go, but if they can actually release a high end phone and it works well with other devices (Windows 10), then we could see some shift.
(Obviously I am biased, I am looking fro any reason to abandon iPhones, but so far the competing hardware can't catch up - I am confident that will change, though, as everything blends together and software is what separates things)