>>>>So, MSFT is committed to WP7 and competing with Apple and staying on the mobile technology bandwagon and willing to spend to get a stronger foothold in the door.
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>>The next rumor to surface (second of three expected in coming days) will be a formal merger between MS and Nokia. They might as well since other WP7 manufacturers need to decide whether they want to compete with devices from another provider (Nokia) that is collaborating with MS. Today's announcement is *much* closer than simply loading WP7 on Nokia devices.
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>>BTW, did you see the Nokia CEO's explanation for not going with Android? "Differentiation would have been difficult." Good move- tell customers you didn't choose the best OS but the one that's best for the vendor. Customers always respond to that. Nokia shares fell 12% on hearing the good news.
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>Do you really think the average cell phone consumer knows or cares what OS is on his phone? Get the right ad agency and product placement on Vampire Diaries and no worries. <s>
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>If there is one thing Steve Jobs has taught us, it is if you can make it look like the cool thing to do, people will believe anything. This is not a tech market, this is a *consumer* market.

True. But you still undervalue Steve Jobs. How many have there been like him? By my count he was the primary force behind five seismic products -- the Mac, the iPod, the iMac, the iPhone, and the iPad. You can shoot spitballs but you cannot deny that record. Add the original Apple in there, with at least equal credit to Steve Wozniak. He is the greatest marketer of our generation.

It hurts me to look at pictures of him. He is literally wasting away. If he lives out the year I will be surprised.