The Rise of Windows Phone, Windows 8 Beta, And Taking the Two to a Logical ...
20.05.12
With a new year come changes: new product releases, technological shifts, and evolving expectations. And 2012 will be no different. This year, we’ll
see the release of Windows 8 (unless something goes horribly wrong), giving Microsoft a toehold in the crucial tablet market. This year, Windows Phone
will establish itself as the clear number three in the handset market, or it will simply fade away.
And this year, Microsoft will edge further from its
roots in traditional software markets and move inexorably to the cloud and connected services. I can’t wait to see what 2012 brings.
Evidence of the Rise of Windows Phone...
It’s going to be a while before unit sales of Windows Phone handsets are strong enough for Microsoft to begin calling them out in financial reports. As
of the end of 2011, Windows Phone was racking up single-digital market share at best, well behind Google Android, Apple iOS, and Research in Motion
(RIM) BlackBerry, and, embarrassingly, even behind the nebulous “other” category. But with a new generation of software and capabilities (Windows Phone
7.5), new handsets (including the reintroduction of Nokia to the US market), and missteps by competitors, Windows Phone, finally, might be gaining a
foothold.
Source: Windows IT Pro