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listen to ‘Forget Windows Phone Microsoft is an iOS and Android app company.’ on Audioboo First off sorry if the audio quality was all crackly. The gist of this post is that I've come to realization that Microsoft's Mobile business is not going to be driven by Windows Phone (which I think is DOA) but rather that it will be no more than an app developer for iOS and Android. You may have noticed some Microsoft apps on iOS as of late like One Note and some bits of Office, I've heard that anything that will be on iOS will also be built for Android as well. I think this will be a huge part of Microsofts business go forward and strategically it makes a ton of sense, the question is if the internal battles will allow for this to progress or will they be stubborn and kill the effort?

Adolfo Foronda (@nerdstalker) and Greg Viloria (@SocialGreg) Weekly Picks for the Nerd Stalker Techweek Podcast: A tale of two acquisitions: A few thoughts on the $1 billion bets by Microsoft and Facebook bit.ly/HyjHoU Windows Phone trainwreck rollout? My thoughts. White House ask: Tell us your startup story | @scoopit bit.ly/IcaRjh / Speeding Up Innovation and Entrepreneurship With the White House's Startup America Initiative huff.to/HIJYof via @HuffPostBiz Mystery company backed by James Cameron and Google executives may be an asteroid mining project. http://is.gd/SHhrCP Speed round, what our community is talking about and wants to hear about: Facebook App Bug Can Steal Your Account Info—If a Hacker Grabs Your Phone [Security] bit.ly/HjMKKY HTML5 Media Center http://sensesproject.com/ Carriers Band to Fight Cellphone Theftht.ly/1KiIoB via @allthingsd Mix.js http://is.gd/T6OtnZ Former RIM CEO Resigned Because His Ideas Were Too Good bit.ly/HG3W0Z via @Gizmodo ...

listen to ‘Windows Phone rollout is a Trainwreck’ on Audioboo