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Posted by samzenpus on Sunday March 17, 2013 @06:47PM from the red-headed-step-child dept.

symbolset writes "Microsoft has had some trouble as of late getting adoption of their mobile products. Even Bill Gates has said it was inadequate. Despite rave reviews of Windows Phone in the press it has failed to get double digit share of the smartphone market. Now comes reports from WMPoweruser that WP8 will lose mainstream support in July 2014."

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Just wait. Surely next year will be... (Score:4, Funny)

by John Hasler ( 414242 ) writes: on Sunday March 17, 2013 @07:59PM (#43199693) Homepage

...the year of Windows on the smartphone.

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Bullshit comment (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday March 17, 2013 @11:31PM (#43200537)

No wonder Slashdot is losing readership fast, with barely a few comments for stories compared to earlier.
This is absurd. Slashdot's growing at an astounding rate in both the troll and fanboi demographics.

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