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Re:Microsoft Wants to Embed Windows Phone into Every Android... by benologist on Friday October 11, 2013 @01:19AM (#6531519)
Eighteen words: better or worse than Google using their deep pockets to make free alternatives until there aren't alternatives?

Microsoft can't stop the success of other platforms as we've seen repeatedly in the 8000 years since that catchphrase hit the intertube forum messages. Interoperability will happen eventually regardless of whether MS initiates it or the EU demands it, because one day someone's going to be pissed off they're expected to "re-buy" half their apps and forget everything else just because they bought a new phone.

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Re:Microsoft Wants to Embed Windows Phone into Every Android... by nemothekid on Friday October 11, 2013 @02:10AM (#6531652)
Judging by Google's tracking record, worse, much much worse.

Google Chrome vs. Microsoft's IE6, Android vs WinMo 6/6.5, Gmail vs. 2004-2009 Hotmail. I'd rather put up with Google's decent-but-free alternatives than Microsoft's we-are-the-leader-so-we-will-stagnate-until-the-EU-demands-it-which-could-be-6-years-maybe-more.

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