According to some analysts, consumers just aren't buying into the Windows Phone platform, which eschews the standard, icon-based GUI in favor of a screen that's subdivided into squares that Microsoft calls Live Tiles. The tiles display photos and real-time updates from social networks, email, IM, and other services. In Windows Phone 8, Microsoft shrunk the tiles so users can see more of them on the screen at a given time.
"The specs are competitive, with Nokia's focus on the camera/imaging technology a highlight. However, hardware hasn't been Nokia's issue; generating interest in Windows has," wrote Oppenheimer & Co's Ittai Kidron.
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