Is Samsung trying to sabotage Windows Phone 8 to edge out Microsoft?

Many in our audience here know our opinion on Samsung—they lead the style with the Focus back when Windows Phone 7 was launched and upwardly until recently, appeared to be a major competitor on the platform. Merely with Windows Phone 8 and their ATIV S and Odyssey phones (with on the runt of the litter getting US carrier support), nosotros're just going to say: Their phones and effort to promote the platform expect half-assed.

That'south not to say they aren't good devices, indeed the ATIV S has quite a few things going for it and nosotros would really have no problem recommending information technology. But between the lack of advertising, reported cost drops and even the "late to the show" arrival of their flagship phone, 1 gets the impression that Samsung is not actually into Microsoft whatever more. (Samsung blames the carriers).

Over at All Things D, John Paczkowski is putting forth the idea that what Samsung is doing is not accidental only on purpose. Needless to say, that's a heavy accusation but he cites Detwiler Fenton analyst Jeff Johnston, who has this to say:

"Our checks betoken that Samsung may be intentionally gobbling up Microsoft's smartphone resources as a strategic move to impede the adoption of Windows Phone 8. While Samsung insists on receiving extensive engineering support (which they are getting) from Microsoft, there is no evidence that Samsung has whatsoever involvement in seeing the Windows Telephone platform succeed."

The supposed reason? Samsung is trying to move away from Android and Windows Phone as they gear up their Tizen Bone for commercial release. In turn, they would rather see Windows Phone 8 struggle than explode as another eventual competitor. Since they are currently making all of their coin off of the Milky way Due south series anyway, it doesn't hurt to hobble to the struggler (Microsoft).

Samsung wanning in the United states with Windows Phone

Of class these are just theories and there is no smoking gun here to advise Samsung is purposefully trying to sabotage Microsoft and Windows Phone 8. Merely to return to the beginning, Samsung certainly feels like it is treating Windows Phone differently this time effectually—lackluster hardware, limited selection, publicly dissing RT. Allow us ask some other question: how are they helping?

And if they're not decisively trying to cripple Windows Phone viii then they're just awful at making and selling phones, something their Galaxy S serial seems to contradict. Amidst claims of IP theft (about recently by Nokia, off the record), Samsung appears to be making quite a few enemies as they move to be an "all in 1" manufacturer.

What say you? Practise you lot recollect Samsung is purposefully trying to string Microsoft forth? Take our poll and let united states know in comments.

Source: All Things D; Cheers, Stuart P., for the tip!

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