The mobile OS market could look very different in two years. That leaves the way open for Microsoft to launch a frontal attack on the mobile space, once we've all upgraded to Windows 8.ĭon't write off Microsoft just yet. Our bond with our mobile phone is much more transitory - in fact, most of us expect to move to a different model as soon as our telco contract allows. It's tied to the software and peripherals we use. Let's also remember that our relationship with Microsoft in desktops goes back a long way. In 2014, French hackers Jankenpopp and Zombectro created Windows 93. When we look at the combination of mobile and fixed devices, Apple accounts for just 15 per cent of the market. After all, it's easier for Microsoft to dominate mobiles than it is for Apple to corner the desktop OS market. A compelling new desktop OS that promises more functionality if replicated on our handheld devices could see Microsoft quickly surpass Apple in the mobile space. Microsoft has already shown (with Windows 7) how it can launch a new operating system and grab 40 per cent of the market in just 18 months. Rapid take-up of this new system could be a turning point. Windows 8, of course, is an operating system that aims to integrate desktop, tablet and smartphone.

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