Microsoft isn’t focusing on the US market - it’s reaching saturation as far as smarthphones go... It’s focusing on Asia, where there are still 1+ billion cellphone users who are potential smartphone users. And where Nokia traditionally - and still - dominates.
Nokia was the largest smartphone vendor in the world for a decade, and it was with essentially zero US market presence. Too many forget that between China, India, and SE Asia there are nearly 3.5 BILLION people - and cellphones are extremely prevalent in those countries.
If Windows Phone 7 just maintains the Nokia marketshare within China and India alone, it will grab 25% of world market share - and instantly leapfrog iOS and move into a strong second place behind Android.
Apple is and will continue to be an american only phenomenon...mostly guilty white liberal environmentalist socialist atheists who aspire to be superior to others despite their low intellect regarding things technology related. This applies to ALL apple products, not just the iphone. Rush Limbaugh is an anomaly...or is he? He isn’t very bright when it comes to mathematics or basic scientific concepts.
I have been saying for months that I predict MS will be number one in cell phone operating systems by the time windows phone 8 is released.