Thread: europe no longer matter on mobiles?
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gerbick
2009-07-12 , 01:54
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Originally Posted by daperl View Post
This would have to be true for everything (and everybody), not just cell phone manufacturers, or it would be a weak assertion if even true. I'm a native born American and I've been working with computers before there was an MS-DOS, and I've never pulled for Microsoft about anything. Ever. And that's true for 95% of all geeks I know of similar background. I claim false assertion. I pull for the people that I think have the biggest clue, and that can change from quarter to quarter. So, using quantum physics probabilities, I could be pulling for Microsoft in the Fall. But most likely I'll keep pulling for that Finnish dude.

Or were you guys just talking about bloggers and reporters?
I'm an American, but while living in Japan I noticed a few things. That observation is obviously true about video games as well. American or Euro games are rarely a hit in Japan. It is very rare... it happens, but rare. Same with cars...

And for the record... not many people pull for Microsoft on anything. Everybody loves the underdog when a monopoly is present. Linux is an underdog... one that has yet to really its stride outside of geek or other circles that aren't mainstream.

In cellphone there isn't a monopoly really - Motorola went from hit (StarTac) to hit (RAZR) to flop (now). Just a bunch of home teams that people might get behind.

Anyway, this article is totally off-base.