Neowin News Feed for: Marketshare

Windows Phone doubles global marketshare, but still far behind

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:41:37 +0100

Garner has published their report on global handset sales for the first quarter of 2013. Android owns the market with 75% while Windows Phone accounts for 3%. Apple is still in second place at 18%. Read more...

AdDuplex report: Nokia dominates WP ecosystem; low-end devices selling well

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 06 May 2013 11:44:44 +0100

The full report from AdDuplex is almost out and it shows a very interesting picture: low-end devices are selling well and they are fueling the growth of Windows Phone 8 with Nokia leading the charge. Read more...

Microsoft and Nokia go low-end for higher marketshare

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 03 May 2013 08:49:18 +0100

Nokia and Microsoft are focusing on the lower end of the market with devices like the Lumia 521. This strategy seems to be working and it might bring higher marketshare to these companies. Read more...

After changing the numbers, Google sees uptake in Jelly Bean marketshare

Max Slater-Robins — Thu, 02 May 2013 22:01:28 +0100

Android 4.2 Jelly Bean has seen a boost in OS adoption after Google changed the algorithm by which they judge marketshare numbers. The increased share is a good sign, but Gingerbread 2.3 still rules. Read more...

Windows Phone entrenches itself in third place in the US, grows faster than Android

Vlad Dudau — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 11:06:57 +0100

According to the latest data, Microsoft's mobile operating system is growing quite rapidly in the US, even faster than Android. The OS now stands firmly in third place above Blackberry. Read more...

Windows Phone stats for February: Nokia still leading, low-end devices are selling well

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:58:24 +0000

The latest data from Adduplex shows Nokia is still leading in the Windows Phone ecosystem and will continue to do so thanks to its middle and low-end offerings that have been selling quite well. Read more...

Only 33% of Windows Phone users are English speakers

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:43:22 +0000

Windows Phone has been slowly adding users to its ranks. What's perhaps surprising is that most of its users aren't from English speaking countries and prefer localized versions of the OS. Read more...

Google is worried by Samsung's Android dominance, says WSJ

Max Slater-Robins — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:54:39 +0000

A report by the Wall Street Journal has outlined anxiety within Google regarding Samsung's massive marketshare within Android, causing many at Google to wonder where Samsung is headed. Read more...

Windows Phone still going strong in UK; 1 in 5 customers switched from Android

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:13:34 +0000

According to a new report from Kantar, Windows Phone is shipping significant volume in the UK. This info shows that a significant part of Microsoft's new customers come from rival companies. Read more...

Windows Phone market share on the up; doubles to 5.4% in Europe in 2012

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:26:39 +0000

Microsoft and its partners have plenty to celebrate as the latest report from Kantar Worldpanel shows Windows Phone marketshare had doubled in Europe by the end of 2012. Read more...

Windows Phone sees increase in marketshare

Vlad Dudau — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 13:44:41 +0000

A new reports shows that Windows Phone has been steadily gaining marketshare across most regions. Europe seems to be leading the #switch while the US is lagging behind with only marginal increases. Read more...

Analyst: Windows 8 won't make a splash until 2016

Tyler Holman — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:40:55 +0100

A new analyst's report suggests that Windows 8 won't start to have a major impact on device marketshare until at least 2016, although it will keep Microsoft's share from sinking any further. Read more...

Windows Phone may soon overtake BlackBerry market share in Europe

Stephen Robinson — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:04:05 +0100

Microsoft's Windows Phone OS may soon overtake RIM's BlackBerry market share in Europe thanks to an increased marketshare in the 12 weeks leading up to September 2nd. Read more...

Report: RIM dips to #2 in Canada, displaced by Apple

Denis Wong — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 07:13:54 +0000

With a new breath of change for the struggling Blackberry brand coming later this year, RIM now has one milestone to be displeased of: they're no longer number one in their home turf of Canada. Read more...

Windows Phone hits 2.5% marketshare in Europe on Nokia's back

Brad Sams — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:44:19 +0000

Windows Phone is starting to show signs of life in Europe as a new report pegs that the marketshare has increased 5x from .5% to 2.5% with many of the sales stemming from Nokia's portfolio. Read more...

Windows 7 continues to erode Windows XP marketshare

Brad Sams — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:18:18 +0000

Windows XP has once again dropped in marketshare for the month of December. Down 2.4%, the platform now commands only 46.5% of the market while Windows 7 continues to slowly dominate. Read more...

Report: Windows Phone will jump to 17% market share next year

Stefano Elia — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:38:16 +0100

Last month, Neowin covered a report from IDC which stated that the Windows Phone platform would overtake that of the iPhone by 2015 in terms of market share. It would appear that the Market Intelligence... Read more...

IDC predicts WP7 to overtake iPhone by 2015

Stefano Elia — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 23:52:03 +0100

Believe it or not, IDC, which claims to be a premier global market intelligence company has predicted in its latest research, revised from March, that the Windows Phone 7 platform will overtake the market share... Read more...

Windows 7 finally overtakes Windows XP's marketshare in the US

Denis Wong — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 02:33:36 +0100

Windows 7 is Microsoft's fastest selling operating system to date. It is now one and a half years old, yet it reached several key milestones quickly. Last August, its marketshare surpassed that of its older... Read more...

April search engine results, Yahoo gains while others fall

Andrew Lyle — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:58:02 +0100

Yahoo may have taken the spotlight this month, but it is still far away from Google who is dominating the search market. ComScore released their monthly statistics showing the rise and fall of the... Read more...