Microsoft to take $950m writedown on smartphone business - FT.com#axzz49T3t0yxL

I was involved way back in 2000 trying to get Steve Balmer interest in mobile moving within the organisation but having worked at Microsoft for 10 yrs and then trying to deal with them from outside it was obvious that his foot soldiers just didn't get it and weren't prepared to be honest about that to him or  others up and down their organisation. Having visited Nokia at that time as well, they were so fixated with Symbian that they just never believed their approach was broken.




I blogged on this way way bak 2005, 2010, just wonder where it goes in the next 5 yrs. Their current phone shows so promise but partnerships and execution will be critical!




Microsoft to take $950m writedown on smartphone business - FT.com#axzz49T3t0yxL