The Windows Phone OS is great, but Microsoft’s dealings with device makers and carriers is lousy. That’s the gist of a blog entry posted recently by Charlie Kindel, a former general manager of Windows Phone, who’s explained why he thinks Windows Phone sales have failed to take off. Kindel also laid blame on customers who don’t know what they’re buying and are thus putty in the hands of advertising and retail sales professionals. Though he thinks Windows Phone is better than Android, Android’s success is thanks to Google’s ability to work well with device makers, he said.
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Former Microsoft GM Explains Why Nice Phones Finish Last
Posted by: Rob Spiegel December 27, 2011 11:33 AMThe Windows Phone OS is great, but Microsoft’s dealings with device makers and carriers is lousy. That’s the gist of a blog entry posted recently by Charlie Kindel, a former general manager of Windows Phone, who’s explained why he thinks Windows Phone sales have failed to take off. Kindel also laid blame on customers who don’t know what they’re buying and are thus putty in the hands of advertising and retail sales professionals. Though he thinks Windows Phone is better than Android, Android’s success is thanks to Google’s ability to work well with device makers, he said.