Windows Phone OS fastest growing OS

[AMD Lover]

This article kinda makes me wonder why Nokia is putting out a android copy of Windows Phone because it looks like its doing good. Its a shame to see them keep changing their minds and not go down a distinct path.

 

 

According to the article however it looks like Windows Phone is doing good, info below

 

 

Also check out the article in the quote below

 

 

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57619562-94/windows-phone-to-be-fastest-growing-mobile-os-says-idc/?tag=nl.e703&s_cid=e703&ttag=e703&ftag=CAD090e536

[AMD Lover]

Would like to add this article to the mix

 

 

 

 

Mixed Views about Nokia (From Microsoft) http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-57619544-78/microsoft-sends-out-mixed-messages-about-nokia-lumia-brand/?tag=nl.e703&s_cid=e703&ttag=e703&ftag=CAD090e536

 

Nokia's Android Phone http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57619390-94/nokias-elop-on-selling-an-android-phone-thats-not-an-android-phone/

[antoainb]

They're doing it because they sold their Lumia and Asha line-ups to Micro$oft, so they can't release new phones (don't quote me on that). It's growing but the app support isn't really like iOS or Android.

[AlexGoesHigh]

that 2018 prediction is shady as fuck, to put it in contrast in 2004 nobody though nokia and motorola would end up like they are right now, or that even apple would make a phone, things in mobile space can change very abruptly anytime 

[Akolyte]

No one can predict the future.  Over here people claimed the city I live in will have all these new stadiums and things.... 1 month later theres an earthquake it all crumbled. So...  I wouldn't believe that... though I might even for a million bucks. 

[Jaybird]

oh so they sold a few more phones than last year. its easier to say I grew 300% when you sold 2 cars last year and sold 6 this year. 

[needmorewood]

ehhh people are buying them by accident cause they think they are android phones ( insert Kappa here)

[TheProfosist]

Whoo go windows phone. Actually if it had all of the very few apps I use and a decent phone and my carrier had it I would switch. If your wondering the biggest hurdle is the carrier.

[AMD Lover]

Whoo go windows phone. Actually if it had all of the very few apps I use and a decent phone and my carrier had it I would switch. If your wondering the biggest hurdle is the carrier.

See thats me, i dont use that many apps and really the only one i want is snapchat and everything else is fairly solid. Needs a little work here and there but its not bad.

 

 

Yes i do have a windows phone. Contract expires next year and unless the get more apps and make better phones and dont make android knock offs then im moving to IOS or Android. And no not samsung, unless they release a Note 4.

[dalekphalm]

Windows Phone has been growing in marketshare for over a year now. It's rather annoying that every time this kind of news comes up, people are either surprised (What? Someone bought a Windows Phone?) or they claim people bought them by accident.

 

I have a WP7 device (HTC HD7) and it's still rather nice despite how old it is. I'll be upgrading to a WP8 device soon (Been looking at the Samsung ATIV S because the high end Nokia handsets are limited in which carrier carries them in Canada).

 

Great news. The OS is solid and App support (which is really the only lacking feature) is growing all the time.

 

With that in mind, I have no idea how accurate those predictions will be. Most predictions are pretty much voodoo-BS. But I have no doubt at all that the Windows Phone market share will only go up.

[Coswar]

Important question - So are the new Android nokia phones being released by the part of nokia owned by Microsoft, or the independant company?

[snes]

They're doing it because they sold their Lumia and Asha line-ups to Micro$oft, so they can't release new phones (don't quote me on that). It's growing but the app support isn't really like iOS or Android.

 

I read something similar, but don't remember where.

 

As far as I remember, they can't make new phones with the NOKIA name on them until after 2 years after the acquisition is official. They might actually be prepairing to launch a line of Android phones in about 2 years from now. It would make sense to me, since 2 years for R&D should be about what Motorola needed to come up with the Moto X.

 

Btw, I love how you can replace basically the whole body and not just a flimsy backplate. If XDA manages to get a pure version of Android (or even Ubuntu Touch) running on the X+, then I might have to get one. Specs aren't mind blowing, but it's good enough for 4.4.2 and the MSRP seems to be low enough.

[mgsstar]

I would agree that Windows Phone has grew quite significantly because of a wider variety of apps (more and more android apps being ported to Windows Phone) and its GDR3 update that they released is a great update to have.

[Misanthrope]

Sure if I used to sell 1 phone per month and suddenly I'm selling 5 I grew 500% Nevermind the market share or any realistic number that would have any resemblance of relevance, I just grew 500% Forget Android and iOS buy a MisanthropOS today for only 799 with a 5 year contract!

[dalekphalm]

Sure if I used to sell 1 phone per month and suddenly I'm selling 5 I grew 500% Nevermind the market share or any realistic number that would have any resemblance of relevance, I just grew 500% Forget Android and iOS buy a MisanthropOS today for only 799 with a 5 year contract!

This doesn't even make any sense. In Q3 of 2013 they sold 9.5 million Windows Phones. 9.5 MILLION, not 1, 5, or 10 phones. Yeah sure in the same time period Android sold something like 210 million units, but iOS only sold 33 million, which isn't so far ahead of Windows phone. Now this is a pretty small look at the market share and certainly does not reflect the entire trend of a year, but it's just a simple fact to point out that Windows Phone has a large user base, MILLIONS of users, and is only going up in market share.

 

In Q4 of 2013 they went up to 11 million units sold, that's a 2 million device increase since the last quarter (which bumped them up from 3.6% market share to 4% market share in a single quarter).

 

I don't think anyone is expecting Windows Phone to dethrone android and even necessarily to surpass iOS (But the latter is actually a very possible thing), but they are slowly carving themselves out a very nice and solid chunk of the market. I could see them reaching 20 or 30% market share in a year or two.

[Misanthrope]

This doesn't even make any sense. In Q3 of 2013 they sold 9.5 million Windows Phones. 9.5 MILLION, not 1, 5, or 10 phones. Yeah sure in the same time period Android sold something like 210 million

 

Actually my example vs the amount of phones sold locally is about the same in proportion to the numbers you just provided: If Google execs would wake up to have only 9.5 million android phones there they would jump out of a fucking window.

[dalekphalm]

Actually my example vs the amount of phones sold locally is about the same in proportion to the numbers you just provided: If Google execs would wake up to have only 9.5 million android phones there they would jump out of a fucking window.

Yes, now they would, because relativistically it would mean that their market share dropped from ~70% (depends on the month and who you ask) to 4%. That's a huge loss. However, Windows Phone has never been that big in the mobile market. Your reasoning here is flawed.

 

If Google JUST ENTERED into the market a couple years ago, battling two huge powerhouses that between them had more than 90% of the market share, and they sold 9.5 million android phones, I think that'd be a job well done. Just as it is from Microsoft right now. Android wasn't popular over night either. It took time, and it took flooding the market with millions of dirt cheap (And objectively shitty) phones for them to claim king prize. Apple is Apple, so they rarely follow logic anyway, so when the iPhone came out it just sort of exploded into popularity.

 

If Windows Phone execs had 70% market share THEN woke up to only 9.5 million units sold, then sure they'd jump out a window too. But when instead they went from basically zero market share (Windows Mobile 6.x and previous) to 4% market share, that's pretty awesome actually.

 

I really don't get this blind Microsoft hate that people love to throw around, especially with Windows Phone. Given the competition (because Android and iOS ARE good platforms), and how many users that competition already had, it's amazing that they've made any headway at all. But despite the competition, they've been making solid strides and have gone nowhere but up.

[Misanthrope]

Yes, now they would, 

 

I'm sorry to cut you off but the rest of your answer is irrelevant: We're talking about now indeed, and now 9 million units is irrelevant to the size the market now has. Sucks to be MS, they should have gotten early to monopolize, cheat and bribe vendors to establish market dominance, you know how they did it to become the dominant desktop PC os?

So I should cry them a fucking river because NOW they are late to the party? Fuck them.

[dalekphalm]

I'm sorry to cut you off but the rest of your answer is irrelevant: We're talking about now indeed, and now 9 million units is irrelevant to the size the market now has. Sucks to be MS, they should have gotten early to monopolize, cheat and bribe vendors to establish market dominance, you know how they did it to become the dominant desktop PC os?

So I should cry them a fucking river because NOW they are late to the party? Fuck them.

Again, you're posting irrelevant and sensationalist answers. 9 million units is not irrelevant, simply because more people are buying Windows Phone devices. No one is asking you to "cry them a fucking river" as you oh so eloquently put it. The fact that you keep having to fall back on swearing in your arguments shows your lack of conviction.

 

You can think all you want on how Microsoft does it's business practices. It's fairly obvious that you have a blind hatred and bias against them. Those of us who can look at it objectively however, can see a good OS that has the potential to challenge the features and usability of the established duo.

 

The point of my replies has never been to "feel sorry" for them, but rather to point out how stupid it sounds every time someone has "oh if I sold 2 cars this year and 4 next year it sounds so awesome omgz!" Windows phone is a player in the market, and will continue to become a bigger one as time goes on. Certainly, if they mess up their strategies, they could lose this momentum, and Microsoft (just like any other company) has made blunders off an obvious success before, but all things at this point in time clearly point to them continuing to succeed and grow bigger in the mobile market.

 

Now, I'm sorry if Microsofts success here somehow offends you. Big deal. you're presumably a grown up. So deal with it and move on.

 

Basically what your argument is saying is that no other platforms can enter the market now that android and iOS are dominant. That's ridiculous. If another company that didn't have the blind hate of Microsoft just up and entered the market and performed exactly the same as Microsoft has here, they would be getting praise for having challenged the iOS and android duopoly.

 

You don't have to like Microsoft, you don't have to agree with their business practices, and you don't have to buy their phones, but make no mistake, they're making good strides in the market, as they've continued to solidly do since Windows Phone 7 was introduced.

 

In any case, if you've dismissed Windows Phone as a platform already (Which is pretty obvious by your aggressive and dismissive replies), then take this opportunity to go post elsewhere. You've stated your case. Unless you can come back with more reasoned replies, then all you're doing is trolling.

 

Also please tone down the profanities and aggressive nature. That sort of attitude is against the CoC, especially when your replies are borderline flaming.

[Misanthrope]

Again, you're posting irrelevant and sensationalist answers.

 

 

 

Goes well with the statistically irrelevant and sensationalist stats posted by the original story. Other than that I fail to see any reason to revisit the same arguments in circles, you think 9 million is significant, I think it's laughable, we disagree, spare me the verbiage. 

[mr moose]

The prediction for 2018 (or any year for that matter) is kinda shady at best, however the fact the WP is growing is no surprise,  You'd have to be either a fanboy or delusional to not see why.  MS have invested quite a sum into unifying it's customers experience.  The current growth for me is not that unexpected, the phone OS is good and those who are fighting adamantly against it have probably never used it.  I have used it, and all the WP I've seen have been awesome. 

 

 

@dalekphalm You are spot on there,  while the number of phones is lower, for a revitalization of a product with an all new OS. To reach this level of sales and growth cannot be ignored or dismissed,  Some people really have no idea how business works or just what these results signifies.