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via The Verge - All Posts by Paul Miller on 11/15/11
There's been plenty of speculation, but Steve Ballmer just dropped the quasi-bombshell at a shareholder meeting: "We've got broad initiatives driving Windows down to the phone with Windows 8." The choice of words is incredibly (if unintentionally) telling, but also a little vague. Like with tablets, Microsoft would rather cram a desktop OS "down" into mobile form, than build off of a simple mobile platform into something more complex. Of course, that's the least favorable interpretation, and Ballmer obviously didn't expound on these future plans, since there are plenty of Windows Phone 7.5 phones to be sold.
Since Windows 8 is already heavily indebted to Windows Phone, at least when it comes to looks and UI concepts, it's unclear if...
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