i still don't complete understand why you can't just buy a phone nowadays and install either android or windows phone os on it.
shouldn't this be the strategy which microsoft pursues?
shouldn't this be the strategy which microsoft pursues?
For everyone else, it's no surprise they don't commoditize their own products. That'd just be throwing away money. Samsung wants to sell you the special experiences only their S4 will provide you. Apple wants to sell you the special experiences only an iPhone will provide you. That's how they get you to pay a premium, and to upgrade every 2 years, where you only replace most other items you own when they wear out or break.
Nobody wants to be just one of a dozen vendors of black bricks with a tech spec sheet.
That sounds a lot like the current PC industry.
I miss those days, as it fostered innovation and provided integrated experiences.