Microsoft Needs Windows Phone 7 – Not WP8 – To Win Significant Mobile Market Share

#SuryaRay #Surya Microsoft’s rebooted mobile OS, Windows Phone 8, arrives in a matter of weeks — so it’s a case of Windows Phone 7 is dead, long live Windows Phone 8 right? Not so fast. WP8 is certainly Microsoft’s new weapon of choice for competing in the smartphone space — with no further OS updates planned for WP7 beyond the customizable homescreen in the 7.8 release — but the older of the two WP siblings could still have a vital role to play in helping Redmond gain significant marketshare. http://dlvr.it/2FHFMX @suryaray