They timed it right so that they fucked up both ways, in the browser and in the low end webn-connected phone market. They are clowns.
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djsaskdja@endlesstalk.org 1 year agoConsidering how dominant the mobile OS has become, this wasn’t a terrible gamble. Like they lost and it looks bad in hindsight, but you can’t blame them for trying. If it had succeeded, we’d be living in a very different world of technology right now.
Historical_General@lemmy.world 1 year ago
angstylittlecatboy@reddthat.com 1 year ago
My recollection was that the game was already down to iOS or Android by the time this came out. Windows Phone still existed, but it was already being ignored by popular apps like Snapchat.
Knightfall@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
This perfectly explains the demise of BlackBerry phones too.