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Windows Phone 8 “Apollo” – Cupertino, we have a problem?

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http://www.itwire.com – When Steve Jobs said Apple was 5 years ahead of the competition, he was right, but the problem is those 5 years are up, and Apple’s major competitor, Microsoft, really seems to have caught up! {loadposition alex08}Although there are grumbles that Microsoft is leaving its Windows Phone 7.5 customers out in the cold, without the ability to upgrade to its just-previewed new Windows Phone 8 operating system, what we’re seeing is Microsoft, yet again, copying Apple. Microsoft is the master of “embrace and extend”, but this time, it’s not just doing this for software and apps, but also fo (IT news)

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