Posted on 11/18/2015 6:25:50 PM PST by dayglored
...And 80% of Windows phone owners desert the ecosystem for Android or iOS.
Windows phone shipments took a nose-dive in the third quarter, plummeting 35% from the same period in 2014, researcher Gartner said today.
By comparison, total global smartphone shipments climbed 15% in the third quarter.
Of the 353 million smartphones shipped in the September quarter worldwide, less than 6 million were powered by Microsoft's Windows, making Windows' share 1.7%, Gartner estimated, down from 3% in the same quarter of 2014.
Windows phones shipments tumbled in some of the historic strongholds for the OS, said Roberta Cozza, a Gartner analyst. "In both Latin America and in emerging markets, there were strong declines," Cozza said in a Wednesday interview. "Consumers are moving on to Android. I just don't think that the Lumia brand is strong anymore in the mid to lower end. Microsoft's message doesn't resonate with price conscious consumers."
The September quarter was the first full period since Microsoft announced a major retrenchment of its smartphone business and the strategy that had guided it. In July, even though it had written off billions former CEO Steve Ballmer sunk into acquiring Nokia's handset business the year before, Microsoft said it would continue to manufacture devices and push other OEMs to use Windows.
CEO Satya Nadella repudiated Ballmer's plans, but he denied that the company was exiting the business. Instead, he spelled out a strategy that would tightly focus on Windows loyalists, value-oriented consumers, and business workers.
From all evidence, that's not worked...
(Excerpt) Read more at computerworld.com ...
Lookin' that way, ain't it?
Kind of a shame, because I was looking forward to seeing how well Windows 10 works on a phone. I like my iPhone but I have a few friends who are Microsoft fanbois who would jump all over a Win10 phone. I can't stand Win10's GUI toy tiles and the goofy huge spacings of the buttons on a normal video display, but I'll bet it works well on the smaller form factor.
*sigh*
> Do you still have a Betamax?
Ouch, I bet that left a mark...
And iOS gets a boost every mid-Q4, year after year. Must be the Christmas gift season.
You know what I think is funny about that is that Apple was late to the party too, but look at what they did to the market once they stepped into it. Same goes for the original ipod as well. There were plenty of mp3 players around before Apple introduced theirs, but they absolutely decimated the market. Actually, the term "decimated' really falls short of the mark by a wide margin.
The difference between Microsoft and Apple couldn't be more vast. The only market they've really been able to hold on to, mainly because of sheer momentum is the desktop, and office software. If Microsoft doesn't already own the market, and is the default choice made for users, they have a much more difficult time of it.
I suspect that may change somewhat in the future, with both Gates and Ballmer out of the picture.
I had a Windows Phone up until a month ago and liked it a lot. Can’t say my new iPhone 6 is so far any better. Switched because of app availability.
I never got into video recording. At all.
The technology was useless to me because I read books instead of watching movies. I do not even own a television.
Computers I use. A complete windows machine in the palm of my hand would be useful.
I am not surprised that people who by their own admission spend a lot of time drooling in front of a hypnotic screen are incapable of discerning that there is a difference between the two technologies.
WTF, this is bad. Windows Phone users — how do you feel about your phone? Are you waiting for Windows 10 for phones?I love my Nokia 930. I would deeply regret it if they gave up on that product line.
I wonder when the promised phone update to Windows 10 will arrive.
Good morning.
I’m running Windows 10 on my Nokia. I like it. Then again, I’m not a code slinger.
5.56mm
They have a history of showing up late to the party. Just ask Lotus, Asthon-Tate, WordPerfect, and Novell.
The 950 is out, but my word it’s expensive! And I’d have to go to ATT to get it.
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