Former Microsoft engineer Balaji Viswanathan explained why, in his opinion, Windows Phone from the beginning, was not able to take any meaningful position in the market of mobile platforms. In the first place, says ex-employee of a Corporation, the problem was already existing section of the market between Apple and Samsung.

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Former Microsoft engineer Balaji Viswanathan explained why, in his opinion, Windows Phone from the beginning, was not able to take any meaningful position in the market of mobile platforms. In the first place, says ex-employee of a Corporation, the problem was already existing section of the market between Apple and Samsung.

Microsoft tried to deal with the product "number one" Apple, which put it all in the iPhone. For Microsoft, the phones were just one of 40 areas for a long time and was not in the top five priority after Windows, Office, online services and servers.

on the other hand, Microsoft is trying to compete with Android, backed by Google and Samsung, and all the opensource community. Even if Google sold Android without the participation of partners, Microsoft would have difficult to compete with its services like mail, maps and search," writes Balaji Viswanathan.

a Similar view is held by another ex-Microsoft employee. Shashank Kumar believes that the company never actively invested in Windows Phone and not promoted it. Partner software Corporation in the form of Nokia chose as a way of differentiation and "chips" heavy duty camera, releasing the Lumia 1020. However, the price of the smartphone was sky-high, and its advantage is questionable, especially over time. the Nokia was hoping for a user base of Microsoft, but both sides have ignored the progress of the platform," sums up the programmer.