Samsung Turns to Microsoft, Weighs Post-Verdict Strategy

30.08.2012
Samsung is huddling with American wireless carriers to discuss design modifications that will allow the carriers to continue to sell the South Korean company's handsets, according to .

Samsung was stingy on details about the talks, with a company official telling the Times that "this will be effective, though we can't unveil more details for the time being."

Samsung officials also revealed that the company planned to more closely partner with Microsoft to reduce its dependence on Google's Android operating system for mobile devices.

The phone maker a number of new devices Wednesday that use Microsoft's upcoming Windows Phone 8 and Windows RT operating systems.

If Samsung does increase its involvement in developing Windows products, it could give an energy boost to what's been a moribund market for Microsoft. "Our research shows that for many years, poor sales of Windows-based phones stem from a deep and stable lack of consumer interest for the product," Pierre Ferragu, an analyst at Bernstein Research, .

"Despite the launch of numerous phones based on Windows with strong features, reviews and marketing support, the operating system remains cornered to less than 5 percent market share in smartphones," Ferragu wrote.