With Microsoft announcing their plans to acquire Nokia and presumably start making their own brand of smartphones, like they did with the Microsoft Surface tablets, we’re sure many OEMs were a bit nervous. After all Microsoft already controlled the software, and if they were going to control the hardware as well, what would be left for them? However Microsoft seems to believe that they will be able to work alongside their OEM partners despite producing their own brand of hardware and essentially act as a competitor.
This was stated during the Financial Conference where Microsoft expected that companies such as HTC, Samsung, Huawei, and TCL will continue churning out Windows Phone handsets. We’re not sure about the other companies such as HTC or Samsung, but just last week Huawei claimed that they would continue making Windows Phone devices, although we’re not sure if they’re talking about phones that are close to completion, or if they truly believe that they will be able to exist alongside Microsoft. What do you guys think? Will Microsoft’s Windows Phone OEMs eventually start to exit the market?
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