• Psiczar@aussie.zone
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    4 days ago

    Microsoft spent billions and even bought Nokia to try and be a 3rd player. The problem wasn’t their commitment, it was a lack of developers releasing apps for their OS. Without the millions of apps available on iOS and Android, people weren’t buying the phones.

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      4 days ago

      Yeah they would have to actively pay for things to get ported to their ecosystem and work with developers to do facilitate that.