If ever there was a smartphone that screams “underdog,” the HTC Windows Phone 8X is that phone. In a handset market dominated by Apple (AAPL) and Samsung (005930), HTC (2498) stumbled badly in late 2011 and has yet to regain it footing. And in a platform war dominated by Google (GOOG) and Apple, Microsoft’s (MSFT) Windows Phone now enters its third year on the market with little to show for it. This perpetually emerging mobile OS has received critical acclaim since its debut in 2010, but recent figures from market research firm IDC suggest Windows Phone hasn’t even captured 5% of the global smartphone market.
Yes, it seems like a match made in heaven. Well, perhaps not in heaven, but it’s a perfect match nevertheless. HTC makes gorgeous, rock solid hardware that is underappreciated and often lost in the sea of rival smartphones. Microsoft put together a stunning mobile operating system that is definitely improved with this latest update, but it continues to struggle while Android and iOS adoption soar skyward.
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