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Regarding Asha: I hear Asha is doing crazy well in low-end markets. Not sure how Microsoft can leverage it, but I'm sure they are aware of this.
by throwawaykf02 13y ago
Regarding Asha: I hear Asha is doing crazy well in low-end markets. Not sure how Microsoft can leverage it, but I'm sure they are aware of this.
- Zigurd 13y agoAsha WAS doing well is developing world markets. Asha is now a dying business. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/images/news/misc/q113smart.png&imgrefurl=http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/news/item/17321_Nokia_Q1_2013_results-slow_but.php&h=531&w=966&sz=21&tbnid=D5pKjhW707-CEM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=164&zoom=1&usg=__7XEHMET1Dc8_yU50AU6NIeGT67s=&docid=QaIFjTRKa28aCM&sa=X&ei=mMJ3UsSQHvCxsATMoYGICQ&ved=0CGgQ9QEwBg http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://allaboutwindowsph... Microsoft bought itself another Kin.
- killme 13y agoWhat makes you think Microsoft bought Nokia for the Asha business?
- Zigurd 13y agoI stated the exact opposite
- throwawaykf02 13y agoHah, even "something that was selling well" is not a description that could be applied to Kin.
- specialp 13y agoThe low end is being destroyed by "white box" Android phones from China. There is simply no way to compete with them on price since they do not have to develop software and sell nearly at cost. This will be the same with high end phones soon as improvements level off and it becomes commoditized. I think that mobile phone manufacturers will have poor to no margins quite soon. The only place to make money now is through the ecosystem.