Microsoft missed mobile dominance by 'tiny' margin: Gates

Gates said the failure in mobile was 'the biggest mistake I made' at Microsoft .

Microsoft missed its chance to be the dominant firm in mobile technology because it was "distracted" during a lengthy antitrust battle with US authorities, company co-founder Bill Gates said Monday.

Gates, speaking at a forum in Washington, said Microsoft would be even more valuable if it had won the battle over operating software for mobile devices against Google and its Android platform.