The 1020? With the 41MP shooter? Pretty elusive in the States, or so I hear. Nokia do stupid carrier exclusives which really limits their exposure. Ridiculous if you ask me, WP needs every bit of attention it can grab.

If you're in the market for a premium device, I'd recommend this bad boy; arguably the perfect WP.

Or even drop 70(or less, as is often the case) quid on a Nokia Lumia 520 and get the same basic experience as the high end handsets.

No way they'd have the capital for that. Not a chance.

And I can't really see the Steambox lineup hitting the ground running.

Yeah, I believe it also powers Yahoo searches now. Ever since Mayer took over, they just seem to outsource every facet of their business to those more established.

That whole Windows Phone stat comes with some caveats though; namely it's emerging in obscure markets where the iPhone would never have taken off anyway(also because Apple has essentially abandoned those markets, if they ever really had any intention of becoming a powerhouse there in the first place). It's booming in India and the Philippines though, which is great.

Though it won't be approaching Android numbers or even iOS anytime soon. I wish it would, it's a fantastic platform.

@cainetao11

All good man, I'm prone to the odd fart of the brain myself.

Bro, I was referring to his figure of 1000 Euro, not 399.

Huh. Didn't know that, they've obviously been quiet on the matter.

Lesser of two evils for them I suppose.

Why would they charge 1000 Euro? Sony is not staffed by moronic apes. The Xbox isn't the sole reason they charge 399 for the PS4. There's a plethora of other factors at play. The console doesn't even cost half that to produce.

What?

No.

Nobody, realistically.

Who would want that burden weighing on their bottom line? Apple has always done their own thing and clearly has different ideas of how entertainment should play out in the living room. And they, aside from Google and maybe even Yahoo, are the only ones that could actually weather that financial impact.

End of the day, nobody is going to buy the brand during it's current cycle. Any offers would have to come after the Xbox One, and then I'd say the industry would have moved on. The Xbox brand is probably something MS has to bear until they inevitably wind it down and focus on Xbox Music and Xbox Video etc. as the continuation of the name