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Bill Gates admits Microsoft's early mobile strategy was 'clearly a mistake'
Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates admitted the company failed to execute on its early mobile strategy, calling its initial efforts to dominate the smartphone market "clearly a mistake."
Microsoft's Ballmer: Windows Phone sales up 4x from 2011
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that sales of devices running the software giant's Windows Phone platform are four times what they were in 2011, indicating strong momentum. However, Ballmer's vague comments, made during his presentation at the company's annual investor meeting, gave little hint as to how many Windows Phones are actually being sold.
Microsoft's Ballmer: Windows Phone is the happy medium between Android, iPhone
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that the software giant's Windows Phone 8 platform is the happy medium between the uncontrolled ecosystem on Google's Android and the tightly controlled ecosystem of Apple's iPhone. Ballmer's comments come as Microsoft ramps up advertising for its Windows Phone and Windows 8 platforms.
Microsoft's Ballmer expects Windows Phone sales to jump 'quickly'
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the company's Windows Phone 8 platform will rapidly capture more market share as it builds on its relatively small user base.
Report: Microsoft working on its own smartphone design
Microsoft is working with Asian component suppliers on its own smartphone design but has not decided if it will go into mass production, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal .
Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile get ready for Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 push
Microsoft formally unveiled its new Windows Phone 8 software, demonstrating several new features, and also emphasized the carrier support the platform is receiving from AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and, perhaps most importantly, Verizon Wireless.
Microsoft's Ballmer promises more branded hardware, stays mum on smartphone
On the eve of the launch of Microsoft's first branded tablet, the Surface, CEO Steve Ballmer said that the software giant will produce more branded hardware, but did not specifically say if the company will release its own smartphone.
Microsoft's Ballmer acknowledges 'big challenge' for Windows Phone 8 launch
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer admitted that the company still has a "big challenge" ahead of it in smartphones, two years after it launched its Windows Phone platform.
Will Microsoft build its own smartphone? 'We'll see,' says CEO
Microsoft's CEO left open the possibility that the company could build its own smartphone, though he made it clear Microsoft's current focus is on its Surface Windows 8 tablets.
LG puts Windows Phone on back burner in favor of Android
LG Electronics is focusing more on smartphones running Google's ( NASDAQ:GOOG ) Android platform, and Microsoft's ( NASDAQ:MSFT ) Windows Phone is taking a back seat at the company, an LG spokesman
