Skipping the "in crisis" part of their statement, eWeek has ten suggestions for Microsoft on how to improve the world of Windows Phone in 2012. From creating a Nexus like leading phone, to being patient not panicking over short term results, there's a lot of smart ideas behind the sensational headline.

Luckily for Microsoft, however, 2012 presents a fresh start for the company to try something new and put its platform into a better position to be successful. Read on to find out what Microsoft should do to address its Windows Phone 7 crisis.

You could certainly argue that some of these points are more sensational than needed, or are already under way, but do you agree with Reisinger's points?