Not that we thought that Windows Phone was going to be the panacea for Microsoft to touch the sky in this of smartphones. But perhaps their numbers are still below what Redmond, we assume, would have been raised when they launched their platform in the second half of last year.
And is that according to figures from the consulting firm Gartner, the operating system that we will see in the coming months in the terminals of the Finnish Nokia would have registered sales of 1.6 million terminals in the first quarter of 2011. These are estimates that are consistent with the data that were known in advance, according to which Microsoft would have provided some two million terminals to distributors during that period.
Given these figures, the interpretations that serve to give some context to the data focus on three points: on the one hand, other platforms cannibalize the public's attention (Symbian, Android, iOS); on the other, Google continues its blazing rise in popularity and growth, making equity in the smartphone segment; And finally, despite the initial push, Windows Phone remains a relatively unknown platform for users. So much so, that for months there have been no new launches for this system, something that, to a large extent, has a lot to do with theflirtation that ended in serious relationship between Microsoft and Nokia.
In any case, it seems that from Redmond they are patient with stoicism, in order to start a savage offensive against the competition with the help of Nokia, with whom they will start launches at the end of the year. So much so that Gartner itself predicts a growth that puts Windows Phone in almost eleven percent of the market share just two years after its launch and with the presence of Android and iOS in the sector.
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