Comment Road not taken (Score 1) 284
I used to work for Microsoft (not the mobile division) and we had an internal mailing list where we could talk about the phone and provide feedback.
There was a small but vocal group in the community that said we should forget making our own OS and use Android. Customize the phone with the Metro interface, do full Office integration, and expand on things like integration with Xbox. They felt that the killer was that no matter how good the phone was that getting developers to code their apps for a third platform was going to be a constant uphill battle. And they were right. Canâ(TM)t tell you how many times someone would say they would try it if it werenâ(TM)t for the fact that several of their favorite apps were missing.