• BGR, Tuesday, November 8, 2011 1:10 PM

It’s not everyday that Microsoft has something positive to say about its mobile strategy. On Monday, however, the software giant said that Samsung’s vice president of consumer and enterprise services, Gavin Kim, has left the company to join Microsoft as general manager of the Windows Phone team. According to BGR -- which first reported the news -- “Kim will have a direct impact on the future success of the Windows Phone platform.”

According to Kim: “I will be responsible to help set the future direction for the Windows Phone platform and to accelerate Microsoft’s trajectory to win the hearts and minds of consumers, carriers, device manufacturers, developers and partners.” Working closely with the former chief technology officer Omar Khan for much of his time at Samsung, he most recently worked on content and services related to the launches of Samsung’s Galaxy products, including recent products such as the Galaxy S II and Galaxy Tab 8.9/10.1.

Added Kim regarding his new gig: “In my experience, there is an already fervent base of Windows Phone supporters out there and they all get it.”

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