Microsoft spends millions on training store staff to sell its phones

Release Date 7 Sep, 2011 in Inquirer

Microsoft spends millions on training store staff to sell its phones Inquirer - Kate O'Flaherty - 7 Sep, 2011 By Kate O'Flaherty MOBILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Microsoft is investing millions on encouraging mobile phone companies' staff to sell Windows Phone 7 devices. According to Bloomberg, the company is spending millions of dollars in training sales staff from ...
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Microsoft To Snatch 20% Smartphone Market Share By 2015 Forbes - 7 Sep, 2011 Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, commands nearly 80% of the market when it comes to personal computers, but it hasn't been as successful in the smartphone market. While its main rivals�"Google's Android and Apple's iOS�"lead the global ...
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Windows Phone 7, Day 5: Taking Apps Out for a Test Spin PCWorld (blog) - Tony Bradley - ‎Sep 5, 2011‎ I spent Day 4 of the 30 Days With Windows Phone 7 experience talking about apps and the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace. However, I saved one very important element of Windows Phone 7 apps for today because I felt that it's worthy ...
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IBTimes: Microsoft issues statement on Windows Phone location-tracking lawsuit The Seattle Times - Janet I. Tu - ‎Sep 5, 2011‎ The International Business Times, an online news publication, says Microsoft has issued a statement regarding the lawsuit filed last week alleging that the company intentionally tracks the movements of those using Windows Phone 7 mobile devices despite ...
	Big Brother Microsoft is watching you and getting sued for tracking Windows 7 ... NEWS.com.au - ‎Sep 4, 2011‎ In a lawsuit filed last week Microsoft was charged with tracking user's location despite many having opted out of geotagging the service. Picture: Charlie Brewer Source: news.com.au MICROSOFT is in the crosshairs of a lawsuit charging that smartphones ...
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A look at Microsoft's Summer Garden at IFA YouTube - ‎Sep 4, 2011‎ Microsoft has a Summer Garden at IFA showing off Windows Phone 7 handsets, including the HTC Titan. We went round and had a look.
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Location tracking lawsuit grips Microsoft Moneycontrol.com - ‎Sep 3, 2011‎ Redmond-based software giant, Microsoft now sees itself dealing with a situation quite similar to that of competitor, Apple, a few months ago. Back then, Apple was found guilty of wrongly tracking the location of its iPhone users. ...
Research Windows Phone to overtake iOS by 2015 Moneycontrol.com - ‎Sep 2, 2011‎ It might seem unlikely but research firms IDC and Gartner are placing bets that Microsoft Windows Phone 7 will overtake Apple iOS platform in market share by 2015. Android is likely to be number 1 at that point in time. These reports were released in ...
Windows of opportunity Hindustan Times - ‎Sep 2, 2011‎ Two weeks from now Microsoft (MS) will hold Build, a global conference to give technology experts an official peek into its latest offering: Windows 8 (W8) [The actual sales are expected to begin in 2012]. Since the announcement of the arrival of W8 a ...
Microsoft sued over tracking Legalbrief (subscription) - 7 Sep, 2011 Microsoft allegedly tracks the location of its mobile customers even after users request that tracking software be turned off, according to a new lawsuit. ITWeb reports that the proposed class action, filed in a Seattle Federal Court last week, ...
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Nvidia believes that Windows Phone 7 apps will run on Windows 8 The Next Web - 7 Sep, 2011 There has been much talk recently surrounding the possibility of Windows Phone applications running on Windows 8, something that is not too far of a stretch of the imagination. Windows 8′s tablet interface will be a very functional location to use WP7 ...
Nvidia CEO expects Windows Phone 7 apps to run on Windows 8 WMPoweruser.com - 7 Sep, 2011 It has been widely speculated, but Nvidia's CEO is likely the most authoritative source for the rumour that Windows Phone 7 applications will run on Windows 8. Speaking to CNet News NVidia's Chief Executive Jen-Hsun Huang said he believed apps written ...
Windows Phone Marketplace Has About 6881 Cloned Apps And Other Interesting Stats WMPoweruser.com - 7 Sep, 2011 Silverlight Developer Justin Angel did a great job of analysing the apps in Windows Phone Marketplace. How did he do that? He downloaded the entire marketplace, Yes its about 108 GB. After downloading the marketplace he analysed many things which he ...
Windows Phone Marketplace plagued with 'c101b00b' error The Next Web - 7 Sep, 2011 It's a rough day for Windows Phone community, as a fair slice of the users of the mobile line are being roughed up by an error in the WP7 Marketplace that is leaving them frustrated. The error, which renders the Marketplace unusable to some, ...
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Security Researcher Says Microsoft Collecting Location Data, Microsoft Denies TMC Net - Michelle Amodio - 7 Sep, 2011 Last week, a suit was filed against Microsoft (News - Alert) claiming that the software behemoth was collecting location data of its Windows 7 mobile OS users without the users knowing. It was security experts who ...
Error c101b00b�"Marketplace down again WMPoweruser.com - 7 Sep, 2011 It seems Marketplace is having issues once again. Many users from all around the world are reporting the inability to download new applications from Marketplace, with the error occurring on both NoDo and Mango handsets. Marketplace has been having ...
Microsoft Sued Over Alleged Phone Tracking Infopackets - John Lister - 7 Sep, 2011 Microsoft is being sued over claims that it collects data about users of Windows Phone 7 handsets. The law suit says such collection happens even when the user has switched off the tracking tool. Rebecca Cousineau has filed the suit in Seattle, ...
	Windows Phone Marketplace hit with c101b00b error Neowin - 7 Sep, 2011 If you have been having trouble with the Windows Phone marketplace, you are not alone. There have been several reports of individuals being hit with the c101b00b error when trying to download from the Windows Phone Marketplace. ...
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	Microsoft Charged With Collecting Location Data pc1news - ‎Sep 6, 2011‎ Microsoft was charged that it had intentionally created software that runs cameras in Windows Phone 7 smartphones which are intended to collect and report information about location even without the agreement of the user. This was reported on September ...