Me neither.
The only one point I'm trying to make is: writing MS off at this point in the game is too early... Nothing else.
Diogen.
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The only one point I'm trying to make is: writing MS off at this point in the game is too early... Nothing else.
Diogen.
It looks like the status quo in the US smartphone market has been established.
At least this conclusion can be drawn from the latest Nielsen report
Nielsen: Android gained no ground in April
No one from the leading trio - Android, iOS, BlackBerry - could improve their marketshare.
Combined, they control 36+26+22=84% of the smartphone market.
This doesn't mean they aren't growing, only that their growth matches the market growth.
Whether this is a temporary situation, only time will tell.
But this could be the light in the tunnel that WP7 and/or webOS need...
It will be interesting to see whether IceCream and/or iPhone5 change this status quo.
Diogen.
EDIT:
The chart
It is interesting that for every 3 iPhones in use in the US, there is one Windows Mobile device...
At least this conclusion can be drawn from the latest Nielsen report
Nielsen: Android gained no ground in April
No one from the leading trio - Android, iOS, BlackBerry - could improve their marketshare.
Combined, they control 36+26+22=84% of the smartphone market.
This doesn't mean they aren't growing, only that their growth matches the market growth.
Whether this is a temporary situation, only time will tell.
But this could be the light in the tunnel that WP7 and/or webOS need...
It will be interesting to see whether IceCream and/or iPhone5 change this status quo.
Diogen.
EDIT:
The chart
It is interesting that for every 3 iPhones in use in the US, there is one Windows Mobile device...
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If the big 3 maintain the status quo, everybody else gets to split up 16% of the market.
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Whether it's IDC, Nielsen, ComScore or any other bean counter, they all tell the same:
Apple and RIM have about the same smartphone OS market share while Google is 10% ahead...
ComScore: Android grows larger than ever among US subscribers, Apple belittles RIM -- Engadget
It looks like the 35/25/25 is the new status-quo. And it might not change drastically for a while.
The remaining 15% might be the part that's in the waiting state: webOS, WP7/8, MeeGo, PadFone, etc.
That 15% will probably have to decide soon. I don't expect more than 5% left for the "undecided" when the dust settles...
Outside the US smartphone market I'd expect Android to have at least 50% market share...
Diogen.
Apple and RIM have about the same smartphone OS market share while Google is 10% ahead...
ComScore: Android grows larger than ever among US subscribers, Apple belittles RIM -- Engadget
It looks like the 35/25/25 is the new status-quo. And it might not change drastically for a while.
The remaining 15% might be the part that's in the waiting state: webOS, WP7/8, MeeGo, PadFone, etc.
That 15% will probably have to decide soon. I don't expect more than 5% left for the "undecided" when the dust settles...
Outside the US smartphone market I'd expect Android to have at least 50% market share...
Diogen.
An interesting gadget market analysis looking at the developer angle on different platforms
Developer Economics 2011 – Winners and losers in the platform race | VisionMobile :: blog
It isn't much of a surprise that Android leads here (only the highly impartial Apple users believe
Android developers are confused to death and not having a "dear leader" is "detrimental"...)
But what is of potential interest to developers is really interesting
Another point that the fat lady hasn't sang for Microsoft yet...
Diogen.
PS Future interest in iOS is as high as in MeeGo! Gota love that!
Developer Economics 2011 – Winners and losers in the platform race | VisionMobile :: blog
It isn't much of a surprise that Android leads here (only the highly impartial Apple users believe
Android developers are confused to death and not having a "dear leader" is "detrimental"...
)
But what is of potential interest to developers is really interesting
Another point that the fat lady hasn't sang for Microsoft yet...
Diogen.
PS Future interest in iOS is as high as in MeeGo! Gota love that!
IDC revised their prediction for 2015, by a little bit...
Windows phone 7 is set to outgrow android and ios over the next few years- The Inquirer
The marketshare split (by 2015) between Android/iOS/WP7 is revised from 45.4%/15.3%/20.9% in March to 43.8%/16.9%/20.3% today.
In other words, about 80% of Symbian users will be transferred to WP7. And the remaining 20% will be lost in the transition, to Android primarily.
Considering methods used by the bean counters (extrapolation, essentially) and the latest updates from Redmond (Mango, Win8),
I think this prediction sounds less stupid (please note, I didn't say "more credible"...
) than three months ago...The overall smartphone market in terms of number of handsets, will grow from 305M in 2010 to almost a billion (982M) in 2015.
Diogen.
Microsoft way of gaining market share...
Microsoft selling three WP7 phones selling for a penny
Diogen.
Microsoft selling three WP7 phones selling for a penny
Diogen.
IDC revised their prediction for 2015, by a little bit...
Windows phone 7 is set to outgrow android and ios over the next few years- The Inquirer
The marketshare split (by 2015) between Android/iOS/WP7 is revised from 45.4%/15.3%/20.9% in March to 43.8%/16.9%/20.3% today.
In other words, about 80% of Symbian users will be transferred to WP7. And the remaining 20% will be lost in the transition, to Android primarily.
Considering methods used by the bean counters (extrapolation, essentially) and the latest updates from Redmond (Mango, Win8),
I think this prediction sounds less stupid (please note, I didn't say "more credible"...
The overall smartphone market in terms of number of handsets, will grow from 305M in 2010 to almost a billion (982M) in 2015.
Diogen.
New Nokia Drama Edges it Towards Crisis - Tech Europe - WSJ
I think it is still a bit optomistic that 80% nokia's customers remain loyal.
The WSJ reports Nokia debt being downgraded as the company sheds market share and profits rapidly.
Nokia Warns Core Is Under Pressure - WSJ.com
Fitch Lowers Nokia Credit Rating - WSJ.com
If it is going to be 6 months before they come out with their first window's phone they might not have any market share left to give up.
Diogen:
I wish I had all the free time you do to chase down every pro windows phone news tidbit.
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I wish I had all the free time you do to chase down every pro windows phone news tidbit.
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There's a difference between "having free time" and knowing how to use the internet to feed you "every tidbit".
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A dozen sites, one hour a day. Posting and tracing links about the same time...
You should wish to be more open minded: easier to achieve, mostly positive outcome, much broader application, etc.
Diogen.
Like I said...
Windows has had every opportunity to succeed in the mobile market. They have yet to do so. I don't see anything that changes this dynamic.
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I don't think this is a marketshare play.
For most of the world this is not news. In UK this was an option since day one. And so in Germany.
I believe this is an admission that subscription based system has reached saturation.
To squeeze more $$$ from the "non-organized" consumer, Apple is undercutting scalpers, unlockers and e-bayers...
Diogen.
In this case- Apple's loss is JC Penney's gain.
A shocker to the industry was released yesterday when Apple's head of retail sales division, Ron Johnson, resigned to take the CEO position at JC Penney.
Johnson will be paid a base salary of $1.5 million and has a target incentive award that's set at 125% of his base salary. He also will receive 1.66 million restricted stock units, compensating for what he's leaving behind at Apple.
While many here and elsewhere love to place Steve Jobs as the single handed genius behind Apple, fact is there are many creative people behind the scenes who synergistically make the success story at Apple and Steve Jobs is simply a motivator who steers the direction of the company, aside from being a public icon for Apple. The actual success story is the result of many who work behind the scenes. Ron Johnson was one of them who is credited in the company for the innovative way the Apple Retail stores are laid out and how they attract sales per sq ft. that tops every retail store in the world. Per Jim Carmer, tops the second best retailer by a factor of 4 times sales dollar volume per sq ft.. If you ever visited an Apple Store the worst part is finding room to enter the place. Ron Johnson was the genius behind how the Apple Store concept works. He is also credited with the ideas behind the marketing strategy on the ipod and iphone. His loss at Apple will certainly be a game changer within the company. Time will tell if Apple can replace him with one of equal talents.
If Apple loses Steve Jobs and Tim Cook, it could cease to be the powerhouse of tech, being reduced to just another Microsoft, HP, Dell, or Intel, floundering to find it's way. Time will tell but this investor is watching closely and ready to bail at the smallest sign of punching through the floor of resistance ( stock tech speak). I will be satisfied to take my profits and run with a smile. Times are a changing, that's for sure. It was a nice ride but to continue will be the biggest challenge for Apple yet. When you're number one there is only one direction to go.
A shocker to the industry was released yesterday when Apple's head of retail sales division, Ron Johnson, resigned to take the CEO position at JC Penney.
Johnson will be paid a base salary of $1.5 million and has a target incentive award that's set at 125% of his base salary. He also will receive 1.66 million restricted stock units, compensating for what he's leaving behind at Apple.
While many here and elsewhere love to place Steve Jobs as the single handed genius behind Apple, fact is there are many creative people behind the scenes who synergistically make the success story at Apple and Steve Jobs is simply a motivator who steers the direction of the company, aside from being a public icon for Apple. The actual success story is the result of many who work behind the scenes. Ron Johnson was one of them who is credited in the company for the innovative way the Apple Retail stores are laid out and how they attract sales per sq ft. that tops every retail store in the world. Per Jim Carmer, tops the second best retailer by a factor of 4 times sales dollar volume per sq ft.. If you ever visited an Apple Store the worst part is finding room to enter the place. Ron Johnson was the genius behind how the Apple Store concept works. He is also credited with the ideas behind the marketing strategy on the ipod and iphone. His loss at Apple will certainly be a game changer within the company. Time will tell if Apple can replace him with one of equal talents.
If Apple loses Steve Jobs and Tim Cook, it could cease to be the powerhouse of tech, being reduced to just another Microsoft, HP, Dell, or Intel, floundering to find it's way. Time will tell but this investor is watching closely and ready to bail at the smallest sign of punching through the floor of resistance ( stock tech speak). I will be satisfied to take my profits and run with a smile. Times are a changing, that's for sure. It was a nice ride but to continue will be the biggest challenge for Apple yet. When you're number one there is only one direction to go.
Android's death caused by fragmentation is approaching: only half a million Android devices are activated daily!
Andy Rubin: over 500,000 Android activations a day, and growing -- Engadget
Expect Apple's Dear Leader to say something stupid about this, like he did about Samsung...
Diogen.
Andy Rubin: over 500,000 Android activations a day, and growing -- Engadget
Expect Apple's Dear Leader to say something stupid about this, like he did about Samsung...
Diogen.
Why pay for favorable research (what Microsoft most likely does) if you can pay for interpretation instead?
iPhone leads European smartphone market with 40 pct share
Huh?
Apple has twice the market share of Android in Europe?
That sounds even more suspicious than WP7 beating iOS by 2015...
So, let's do something that no Apple faithful will ever attempt: read the original research this was based on
New survey offering finds 40 percent of smartphone buyers plan to choose an iPhone.
A small discrepancy: there is a word "plan" in the sentence. In other words, those numbers have nothing to do with today's reality!
But who gives a f**k, right? Certainly not the "Apple Uber Alles!" crowd...
Diogen.
iPhone leads European smartphone market with 40 pct share
Huh?
Apple has twice the market share of Android in Europe?
That sounds even more suspicious than WP7 beating iOS by 2015...
So, let's do something that no Apple faithful will ever attempt: read the original research this was based on
New survey offering finds 40 percent of smartphone buyers plan to choose an iPhone.
A small discrepancy: there is a word "plan" in the sentence. In other words, those numbers have nothing to do with today's reality!
But who gives a f**k, right? Certainly not the "Apple Uber Alles!" crowd...
Diogen.
Despite quite a bit of love lost between those two comprising the Wintel giant, both realize it would be easier to fight back together...
Intel’s Cloverview scheduled to hit around the same time as Windows 8, will go up against ARM devices | This is my next...
Diogen.
Nielsen released smartphone OS marketshare data for May
Nielsen: iOS smartphone marketshare up, Android flat in May
It looks like competition for the iPhone is paying off: iOS had a lift while Android was flat.
Interesting whether this trend can last...
Diogen.
Nielsen: iOS smartphone marketshare up, Android flat in May
It looks like competition for the iPhone is paying off: iOS had a lift while Android was flat.
Interesting whether this trend can last...
Diogen.
