True, but there has been written lots and lots about WP7 vs WP8. I don't have the sources here right now, but in essence it's like this: Almost immediately after the launch of WP7 the development of the OS stagnated. Lots of smaller improvements have come, but none that truly fixes the core problems of the OS. Those problems are tied to the lack of security in CE, and cannot be fixed without a complete redo of the entire OS. That redo would result in a NT type of OS, so the answer was given - use NT instead. So the focus shifted from WP7 to WP8 almost immediately after the launch and increased in power when Nokia came. But WP8 was far into the future when Nokia came. Way too far for Nokia to wait. So they decided to use WP7 as a stop gap, and to build up and strengthen the ecosystem throughout the entire world. The Lumia series hasn't exactly been a success, but the ecosystem-building has. Everything is ready for the launch of WP8. Services in all parts of the world and 100k apps, and everything in time for Windows 8 and the Surface. Samsung will go at it with full power, that's true, but it is also a big advantage for both MS and Nokia. But Samsung is not that strong. What Samsung got is the Galaxy S3, they got nothing else, nada. Nokia got PureView, and it scares the **** out of anyone.