Essentially, it's the bigger licensing cost, the
so-called "app gap", and the fact that WP is a closed
platform that concern the Chinese giant. Yang thinks that "all
Windows Phone [devices] looks too similar, and it is hard to
differentiate different brands from each other." We assume
that he refers to the software and user experience, instead to the
hardware design. Yang explained that, unlike the open-source Android,
Windows Phone "blocks a vendor to make their own innovation",
which sounds a little clueless - after all, a large percentage of
hardware and software innovations in computing have happened on PCs
running Windows. And in the context of smartphones, Nokia has
successfully implemented its own standout photo and hardware features
on Windows Phone.
However, Yang claims that Nokia is
privileged to certain Microsoft APIs and has an advantage, which he
expects will grow bigger as the two companies merge. "When
Microsoft and Nokia combine together, it will be even harder to open
the API." - he believes, and adds that Microsoft gobbling up
the Finns' devices division will "not make the competition
fair". The API claim is curious, as we think that
such unfair competition would have
sparked a strong outrage among manufacturers.
Overall, there can't possibly be a
clearer indication of Huawei's lack of confidence in Windows Phone.
Although the company is on the Microsoft hardware partnership cruise,
it's obvious that the bulk of its mobile efforts will remain focused
on Android for the time being. Some of Yang's arguments are fair -
it's inarguable that Android as an open-source platform lets the
entirety of a vendor's vision come through, and its plausible that
opening up WP will let other makers explore their own ideas about the
ever-present Live tiles.
via:phonearena
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