I have to admit, for a product whose death warrant has been signed, Windows Phone is suddenly gaining a surprising amount of market share. In fact *recent headlines suggest that Windows Phone will have 12% of the smartphone market by 2017. Granted I find that prediction a little odd considering Microsoft plans to stop supporting both Windows Phone 7.8 and Windows Phone 8 in 2014.
Far be it for me to give props to Microsoft these days considering most of their products lately have been loathsome, but I applaud this comeback. It’s interesting to see a product gain so much market share in the face of such negative adversity. I may even go so far as to say that Windows Phone almost demonstrates a greater chance of surviving than Windows 8. Although, the improvement shouldn’t fall all on Microsoft, I’m sure Nokia played a large part considering they are the ones that have the most to lose if Windows Phone is a bust.
This does not mean I will be purchasing a Windows Phone any time in the future. I enjoy the comforts of my iPhone too much right now to change platforms, and even if I did I would be more inclined to buy an Android phone before a Windows Phone. Be that as it may, if these predictions hold true, my prediction that Windows Phone is the next Zune failure will be wrong, and I will be the first to admit that. I don’t think Apple and Google should be too concerned; in my opinion 12% isn’t a threatening amount of market share, but its a sizable chunk that warrants some acknowledgement.
/cheers!
Though I have never read the books (a fault I intend on rectifying in the very near future), I’m still a fan of the Sherlock Holmes stories and lore. Now that the vampire fad has finally faded, the new media mania seems to be focused on more cerebral entertainment (and about bloody time, too!) There are currently three incarnations of Sherlock Holmes appearing in living rooms which, of course, raises the debate between the purists and the enthusiasts as to which Holmes is better. I’d definitely fall into the latter.
Yesterday Microsoft unveiled their newest XBox console. This is suppose to be the next generation of console gaming, and in some ways it is. In fact, for the first time in quite a while I was actually not only excited about a console system, but a Microsoft product too! Which is a rare occasion. My excitement later diminished into bitter disappointment; I will get to that a bit later.
It’s been over a week since I have posted anything. Life, every now and then, throws a few extra curve balls and dealing with them has a tendency to let the normal stuff take a back seat. I wish I could say that it was just extra stressful at work, which it has been. There were several days last week when I would have rather been hospitalized with pneumonia then go into work. Yes, it was that stressful.
One of the biggest causes of nerd quarrels is the debate about which franchise is better; Star Wars or Star Trek. While from a fictional perspective these two are vastly different, they do have at least one thing in common. You can not deny that both have extremely loyal fans (some probably border on creepy). Personally, I’m probably a Star Wars nerd and a Star Trek fan.
I didn’t watch the Oscars this year, honestly it’s been several years since I have actually sat down and watched them like I use to. I wanted to watch some of my favorite movies potentially win the most prestigious award in the movie industry; I don’t want to hear George Clooney or some documentary troglodyte use their acceptance speech to soapbox some political agenda. When it became about politics, it stopped being interesting. We all know the primadonnas in Hollywood have their skewed and obscene opinions about certain political issues. Oscar night is not the forum for that because I. Don’t. Care.