Microsoft isn't much bigger than Google, and Apple is much bigger than both of them (in several metrics), so they can't brute force the situation with money.
Extending their Windows "monopoly" also seems problematic, because mobile devices nowadays tend to be independent, and data tends to move to "cloud" solutions rather than being locked into Windows PCs.
They might somehow deliver a better product though, not sure about that.
Posted Jul 9, 2012 22:07 UTC (Mon) by pboddie (subscriber, #50784)
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What dirty tricks?
First out of the bag, then: take a look at all the patent enforcement actions involving Microsoft and/or "patent licensing" companies having a certain connection to Microsoft that are targeted towards anyone shipping Android.