Just days after the California jury ruling that Samsung infringed on Apple's patents, Samsung has unveiled the first smartphone running Microsoft's latest mobile software (Samsung steals march on Nokia with first Windows phone).
Surprising and a bit hurried perhaps but the announcement comes ahead of Nokia's "planned" announcement on September the 5th, and serves to illustrate the speed at which Samsung can mobilise its development and manufacturing resources.
Could this be, as some post ruling commentators suggested, the first move towards a repositioning in the smartphone/tablet markets with Microsoft finally managing to innovate its way to making the big 2 (Android and iOS), a big 2.5, or 2.3, or 2.2!
Samsung also showed off Windows 8 tablets as well as the latest version of its Galaxy Note running "Jelly Bean", the latest version of the Android OS
Will other manufacturers follow suit as a means of diversifying away from any perceived financial liability from Apple lawsuits.
Who knows but the speculation keeps the market fresh and interesting and might provide some momentum to Microsoft shares.
Microsoft @ $30.65, +$0.02 (+0.07%)
Related article links:
- http://www.reuters.com: Samsung steals march on Nokia with first Windows phone
- http://adventuresinequities.blogspot.co.uk; Smartphone patent wars: Apple awarded $1.05bn from "wilfull" Samsung infringment.
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