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Originally Posted by danramos View Post
Yeah, Samsung is still doing it--but there's been strong rumors that if this doesn't go well, they're likely to drop Windows Phone in 2013. I forgot about Huwawei--good catch. It will all come down to how relevant Windows Phone makes itself, as to whether these two will probably continue to develop Windows Phone at all... so far, it doesn't look positive, despite Specc's assertions about Europe and its relevance.



You DO realize (correct spelling) it hasn't been a success so far, right? We'll see how it unfolds in the coming months, but if past trend is any indicator (and based on what Samsung's own people have said), dropping support for the Windows Phone market from Samsung would only effect a tiny sliver of customers. Trends show that they have sold more with Bada than Windows Phone--and that hasn't sold particularly well in the overall market either. Once again, we'll see.



Oh my $DIETY, I laughed outloud and HARD! Thanks for that.
well, almost every single WP phone in Europe is Nokia. That is the main difference between Europe and NA. Smartphones are becoming just as everyday as dumbohones were 10 years ago. When that happens to it's full extent, two things will happen. 1 design, brand and build quality becomes important, OS and specs becomes irrelevant. on the other end of the scale is price, huawei and ZTE will eat big chunks of Samsung.

The others (Samsung in particular) ending their WP production, has more to do with timing. Right now only Nokia gets the attention, there is no space left for others. Not only because Nokia has the best phones, but also because of the Nokia drama that is going on.
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