Joe Wilcox says he’ll kiss Steve Ballmer’s feet if Windows Phone is No. 2 in the market by 2015. Wilcox is referring to a report by IDC earlier today that Windows Phone 7 will overtake iOS, thanks to Nokia. Joe doesn’t believe Windows and Nokia can pull it off, which is why he makes such a bold statement. It would be funny to see though.
The market is too volatile and fast-changing. IDC’s 2014 smartphone OS forecast, released little more than six months ago, is evidence enough. Then the analyst firm predicted that iOS share would fall to 10.9 percent by 2014, for a 25.8 percent decline. Since, iPhone 4 proved to be hugely successful and Verizon started distributing the smartphone.
If Windows Phone is No. 2 by 2015, I’ll kiss Steve Ballmer’s feet [Betanews]
I think this may be the first time I have wanted MS to succeed! No, never mind it is not worth it.
You should mention in your article who Joe Wilcox is. I remember once when some guy said something about someone… but I didn’t report it. Okay, I’ll click the damned link! But you should still say who he is.
Joe Wilcox is an often-wrong tech writer who has metaphorically kissed Ballmer’s feet in gushing prose almost as often as Rob Enderle has. It’s been interesting to see avowed Microsoft fans like him and Philip Elmer-DeWitt gradually adopt a more critical tone when writing about Redmond’s decision-making in mobile electronics.
What? Steve Ballmer is a dinosaur.
Yeah, but a dinosaur with feet. And oh what kissable feet they are!