Microsoft takes on smartphone icons with Live Tiles

Joe Belfiore, Steve Ballmer and Jessica Alba at the Windows Phone 8 launch in San Francisco
(Credit: James Martin/CNET)
SAN FRANCISCO — Windows Phone 8, the second pillar in Microsoft’s rebirthing of Windows, finally reached escape velocity. A wide variety of Windows smartphones will be shipping soon, entering a market totally dominated by Apple (iOS) and Google (Android).
Steve Ballmer gave assurances at the launch event at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium, named after rock music impresario Bill Graham, that after four years the company finally got Windows Phone right. “People all…

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