In Pictures: Microsoft's 13 biggest wins and fails of 2012

It's been a busy year for Microsoft, including its challenges to Apple and Google on mobility

Fail: Outlook for Android v.1 is the same old, same old

Microsoft gets a thumbs-up for improving email by making so many positive changes in Outlook.com, but Outlook for Android gets a big thumbs-down. Indeed, the Outlook for Android app is little more than the old Hotmail Android app with different colors and a new name. You won't find Microsoft's new modern design language in Outlook for Android, as you will in SkyDrive for Android, and the outdated menu tabs at the top of the app have got to go.

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