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You don't need to be Captain Subtext to understand that a few manufacturers (and developers) aren't best pleased with Microsoft's latest mobile products. The latest to damn Redmond with faint praise is Samsung's newly-minted Co-CEO, [JK Shin](http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/14/samsung-elects-co-ceos-jk-shin-boo-keun-yoon/), who told _The Wall Street Journal_ that demand for Windows-based phones and tablets isn't sending the company's accountants cross-eyed with glee. When asked about Samsung's relationship with Microsoft after the latter [deepened its ties](http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/24/nokia-microsoft-payments/) with Nokia, Shin said:
> "Smartphones and tablets based on Microsoft's Windows operating system aren't selling very well. There is a preference in the market for Android. In Europe, we're also seeing lackluster demand for Windows-based products."
Which, naturally, has done nothing to scotch those [persistent rumors](http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/06/samsung-windows-rt-ativ-tab-germany/) of the [ATIV Tab](http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/04/samsung-ativ-tab-review/) being axed in Europe as well as [the US](http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/10/samsung-cancels-windows-rt-plans-in-us/). The CEO added that we can expect to see a [Tizen-based](http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/25/bada-integrated-into-tizen/) [phone](http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/26/tizen-developer-phone-hands-on/) in the third quarter of the year, although Samsung will continue to flirt with every available OS for the needs of its customers.
Filed under: [Cellphones](http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/), [Tablets](http://www.engadget.com/category/tablets/), [Mobile](http://www.engadget.com/category/mobile/), [Samsung](http://www.engadget.com/category/samsung/), [Microsoft](http://www.engadget.com/category/microsoft/)
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**Via:** [The Verge](http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/15/4106980/samsung-ceo-jk-shin-says-windows-isnt-selling-very-well)
**Source:** [The Wall Street Journal](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324077704578358283252725470.html?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f)
URL: http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/15/jk-shin-no-demand-windows-products/
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