Windows Phone is making some gains in smartphone marketshare according to Kantar. While iOS and Android clearly dominate, Windows Phone is up more than a point in the last year. Previously Windows Phone had about 2.7 percent of the US market, but in the last year they have jumped to 4.1 percent. In other countries Windows Phone is doing better, even hitting 5.4 percent in Italy, and 6.3 in Germany. These numbers are very small, but very significant for Microsoft. If they can keep the momentum going they will start to gain marketshare at a faster pace.
Symbian and BlackBerry have lost ground to Microsoft over the last year. It will be interesting to see what happens in the next 12 months as BlackBerry 10 is now in the market.
Symbian and BlackBerry have lost ground to Microsoft over the last year. It will be interesting to see what happens in the next 12 months as BlackBerry 10 is now in the market.