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HowtoexpandsalesofWindowsPhone andfightbackcompetingproducts

Florian Hage |October2011

FlorianHage

October2011

Executivesummary

Itisnotenoughtoaim,youmusthit.
ItalianProverb ProvideWP7freeofchargetoaggressivelypenetrate marketandattackAndroid Triggerdemanddemonstratingonlyuscandoservices inordertotargetcustomersinB2BandB2Csectors in order to target customers in B2B and B2C sectors Explorestrategicpartnershipstocreatenewvaluestocustomers andservenewregions Collaboratewithotherindustrieswhichbenefitfromaconnectingworld ll b ih h i d i hi h b fi f i ld

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HowtoexpandsalesofWindowsPhone andfightbackcompetingproducts

Worldwidesmartphone salestoendusersbyOS
MSsOSshrunkinaverage8%onaquarterlybasis AmazingmarketpotentialwithCAGRof30% butremarkableshiftsinmarketshares Amazing market potential with CAGR of 30% but remarkable shifts in market shares Timeforanaggressivemarketpenetration Actual Sales Forecasts
1200 1000 800 Symbian Android 600 iOS RIM Microsoft Others 200 0 Q12008 Q22008 Q32008 Q42008 Q12009 Q22009 Q32009 Q42009 Q12010 Q22010 Q32010 Q42010 Q12011 Q22011 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2015 400 CAGR: 30% 30 %

50 45 Wo orldwideSale esinMillionUnits 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0

Source:Gartner,Canalys Source: Gartner Canalys

Source:Gartner,August2011 Source: Gartner August 2011

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SWOTAnalysis
Helpfulinorderto achieveobjectives R&D: 16%oftotalrevenue 38%oftotalemployees ProductPortfolio: HighdegreeofintegrationbyZune,Office, WindowsLive,XboxLive maybeappealingto bothyouthandbusinesspeople UsersarefamiliarwithMSproducts SkypeAcquis.:WP7enablesVoIPcrosscountry Financialresources: Cashreservesarerelativelyhigh M&Aand/orstakesincomplementary companiesmayimprovemobilebusiness i i bil b i SmartphoneMarket: Amazingworldwidesalesgrowthof30%p.a. Demographicshift&highertechaffinity ComprehensiveUsersHabit: IntegratedsystemcompoundsZune, Xbox,Officeforleisure&business Streamingandmobilegamingflourish CollaborationwithNokia: NokiashardwaresavvyandMSsoftware knowhowmayreleasesufficientpro ductivity tofightbackmarketshares Harmfulinorderto achieveobjectives SalesMarket: StrongdependenceontheU.S.market thus onmacroeconomicconditions EuropeandAPACeachinvolvewaybiggersales potential IndustryGrowth: Incomparisontoitsmajorcompetitors in2010MSgrewless DelayedAction: WP7waslaunchedinQ42010,while competitorsoperateadvancedversions OEMs,carriersandendusersmayhave setcontracts/preferencesalready t t t / f l d CompetitiveEnvironment: Oligopolisticmarketstructure,whereMSs majorcompetitive OSsSymbian,Android,iOS and RIMaccountfor94%marketshareinH12011 AcquisitionofMotorolaMobilebyGoogle Q32011:ApplelaunchediPhone 4S, RIMtheBB7 Nintendopushesintomobilegamingmarket Macroeconomicconditions: A possibleeconomicturndownmayslowdown overalldemandofbusinessesandcustomers whichmayharmMSprospectivecatchup

Effectsfromtheenviro onment

Effects sfromMicro osoft

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HowtoexpandsalesofWindowsPhone andfightbackcompetingproducts

Targetgroups
Microsoftisabletoservevarioustargetgroups butfacestrongcompetitors,too TrendOriented WorldofBusiness TechAffinity Functional

MSStrength
Media(Zune) Gaming(XboxLive) Social(Facebook ( Partnership)

MSStrength
OfficeApplications HubOrganization CloudComputing p g Security

MSStrength
HubOrganization Varietyof Services andProducts CloudComputing

MSStrength
Easeofusedue toLiveTiles DisplaySize p y

Competitors

Competitors

Competitors

Competitors Noseriousone

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Howtoexpandsalesdownthevaluechain
CurrentValueChain
Strongfocuson privatecustomers: thephonetosaveus fromourphones Microsoft

HandsetOEMs

MobileCarrier

Private Customer PrivateCustomer

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HowtoexpandsalesofWindowsPhone andfightbackcompetingproducts

Howtoexpandsalesdownthevaluechain
ReinventValueChain
targetallplayersthroughout theentirevaluechain Strategicpartnershipsand M&A tocreateadditional valuesforbothcustomers, l f b h privateandcorporate HandsetOEMs Microsoft

StrategicPartnerships M&A
Createadditionalvalues forbothcustomers,private andcorporate and corporate

MobileCarriers

Private Customer PrivateCustomer

Corporate Customer CorporateCustomer

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HowtoexpandsalesofWindowsPhone andfightbackcompetingproducts

HowtoexpandsalestoOEMsandmobilecarriers

Increasemarketpenetration I k t t ti Beaggressive,besmart BreakoffstrongfocusonU.S.market,gainmarket sharesinEuropeaswellasemergingregions Mobilecarriersshapeconsumerspreferences Offerinappstores Offer in app stores

V l Ch i N i ValueChainNavi

Mean M ProvidetheWP7OSfreeofcharge y pp MayappeallowcostOEMsaroundtheworld Meetneedsinregionswithlesspurchasingpower Highersalesratebreedshigherappdevelopment Involveretailers bydesigningproducttrainingsand Involve retailers by designing product trainings and workshops Transformsalesmen intoconsultantsforWP
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PoS Trainings PoSTrainings

OnlineTrainings

Advertising Ad i i

Howtoexpandsalestocorporations

Targetingthebusinessworld T ti th b i ld Wellestablishedrelationshipstocompanies Synchronize theWP7smartphonewithtraditional andmostlyalreadyexisting officeinfrastructure Highworkefficiencyforbusinesspeople costeffectivenessforcorporatecustomers cost effectiveness for corporate customers

V l Ch i N i ValueChainNavi

Mean M ExpandexistingB2Bchannels g OfferonlinetrainingsforWP7 IncludeWP7intoB2Bsupportandconsulting Developabreakingappportfolio specializedfor corporations Guaranteeahighsecurity standard

BusinessApps pp

Support OnlineTrainings

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Howtoexpandsalestoprivatecustomers

Targetingprivatecustomers allhavedifferentneeds T ti i t t ll h diff t d Trendorientationofyouthandmidagersseekfor applicationsprovidingsocialmedias,music,vids, photos,gaming,shoppingetc. Groupofelderlypredominantlyfocusonbasic functionsandease of use functions and easeofuse

V l Ch i N i ValueChainNavi

Mean M Expandmobilegaming throughcollaborations yp PushVoIPwithSkype Offerwebspace withinthecloud Usechancesfromdemographicshiftinorderto captureSilverAgers,whohavehighpurchasingpower capture Silver Agers who have high purchasing power Smartphonecontrolhastobeintuitively

Gaming EaseofUse AppStore

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U.S.userdemographybyOS Whouseswhat?
Today,90%ofallsmartphoneusersareyoungerthan50years Buttoday sgenerationsgrowupwithsuchcommunicationtechnologies, But todays generations grow up with such communication technologies, i.e.futuresilveragerswillbecomeanincreasinglylargetargetgroup ThusMicrosofthastoservewithWP7threemajorgroupsinfuture: a)BusinessPeopleb)Youth (games,)andc)SilverAgers(news,mapping,localinfos,) a) Business People b) Youth (games ) and c) Silver Agers (news mapping local infos )
Age 18 29 Share
User Shares h

46% 1829

23%

35%

22% 3%

16%

OS De emographic calshift
Symbian y Android iOS RIM Microsoft Others

2010 1% 19% 35% 25% 3% 16%

30 49

3049 42%

17% 15% 29% 28%

39%

27% 3%

13%

50 64

5064 11% 18% 7%

65+

65+ 1%

SilverAgersinvolve additionalpotential

Source:Adobe,MobileExperienceSurvey,2010;own d i ti S Ad b M bil E i S 2010 depiction

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HowtoexpandsalesthroughalliancesorM&A

StrategicPartnershipsandM&A St t i P t hi d M&A Createadditionalvaluesforbothcustomers,private andcorporate Raisepresenceinemergingregions

V l Ch i N i ValueChainNavi

Mean Expandexistingbusinessareas Zynga ( (USA),10Bil.USD,BrowserGames(FarmVille,) ) ( ) Createnewfieldsofoperation LinkedIn (USA),12Bil.USD Getaccesstonewmarkets Tudou (CHN),3Bil.USD,counterparttoGoogles YouTube

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Appuserspreferences
TheKeyDriverofasuccessfulmobileOSwillbetheAppPortfolioavailable Themobileinternetis/becomesincreasingly social and entertaining The mobile internet is/becomes increasingly socialandentertaining WillingnesstopayisremarkablyhighforGamingApps andcounting! Games,Music&MoviesaretheTopSellersofMobileShopping
SocialMedia(Facebook,Twitter,) LocalInformation(Events,Mapping,Weather,..) PlayGamesonMobile MobileVideo GetSportsNews,Scores,etc. G tS t N S t News(National&Worldwide) Banking&Finance MusicPlayer(onlineradio,...) Shopping Travel(Booking,Timetables,) Travel (Booking Timetables ) 0%
Source:Adobe,MobileExperienceSurvey,2010;own d i ti S Ad b M bil E i S 2010 depiction 31% 24% 24% 20% 39% 22% 17% 21% 42% 41% 39% 60% 57% 56% 68%

WhichsortofAppsdo youregularlyuse?

ForwhichoftheseApps doyoupay?

Top5ofMobileShopping Music,Movies,G Music,Movies&Games Clothing&Shoes Electronics PrintMedia 50% 75% Computer&Office


30% 28% 26% 20% 43%

25%

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Howtogrowwithinaconnectingworld
Outlook
Collaboratewithindustries whichincreasinglybenefit fromaconnectingworld Automotive Navigation TrafficSecurity OnboardEntertainment EmbeddedSoftware SmartGrid EmbeddedSystems Embedded Systems Electricity,Heating HomeEntertainment DomesticDevices SmartGrid

Commercial

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Summary

It is not enough to aim you must hit Itisnotenoughtoaim,youmusthit.


ItalianProverb

ProvideWP7freeofchargetoaggressivelypenetrate themarketdowntheentirevaluechain

Triggerdemanddemonstratingonlyuscandoservices inordertotargetcustomersinB2BandB2Csectors i d i B2B d B2C Explorestrategicpartnershipstoempowernewvalues p g p p p tocustomersandservenewmarkets Setcollaborationsinmotionwithotherindustries Set collaborations in motion with other industries whichbenefitfromaconnectingworld

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Thankyouverymuch Thank you very much foryourattention


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