AT&T CEO Ralph De La Vega has claimed that Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 devices haven’t sold as well as Microsoft had hoped. Speaking during an interview with All Things Digital, De La Vega said that … read more
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Microsoft’s U.S. smartphone share drops 25% since Windows Phone 7 launch
3rd Jun 11 3:22 pm with 85 CommentsThe latest figures from comScore show that Microsoft’s U.S. smartphone market share has dropped again in April. The figures, released by comScore on Friday, confirm that Microsoft’s market share has dropped by 25% since devices … read more
Gartner: 1.6 million Windows Phone 7 devices sold in Q1 2011
19th May 11 10:23 am with 27 CommentsResearch analysts Gartner revealed on Thursday that Microsoft has shipped 1.6 million Windows Phone 7 devices in Q1 2011. The figure is based on device sales into consumers pockets rather than device shipments to operators.”Windows Phone saw … read more
Xbox 360 tops U.S. console sales again in April, nearly a year of domination
12th May 11 10:18 pm with 8 CommentsMicrosoft’s Xbox 360 topped the U.S. sales charts again in April. Market research company NPD released its latest sales figures on Thursday. Despite a temporary slip in December (due to shortages), Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console has … read more
Only 674,000 Windows Phone 7 devices sold? Analyst causes online stir
4th May 11 2:34 pm with 43 CommentsWindows Phone 7 has sold 674,000 devices since it went on sale in late October, according to reports. The data comes from Russian site mobile-review.com. The site claims Microsoft has only sold 674,000 devices since … read more
New research claims iOS generates 2.3x Windows profits, but does it really?
4th May 11 9:31 am with 9 CommentsNew market analysis from Asymco claims that Apple’s iOS platform generates 2.3 times the amount of profit that Windows musters. Apple’s Mac platform now accounts for just 13% of the company’s profit, 20% if software … read more
Internet Explorer market share dips again in April, IE9 on Windows 7 doubles
1st May 11 9:45 am with 23 CommentsMicrosoft’s overall Internet Explorer market-share dipped again in April 2011 following a small increase in February and decrease in March. Worldwide Market-share trackers Net Applications issued their monthly browser share report on Sunday which indicates that … read more
Microsoft dominates operating systems with nearly 80% revenue share
30th Apr 11 9:24 pm with 13 CommentsMicrosoft’s Windows operating system dominates the market with 78.6% revenue share. Market research firm Gartner published its latest Worldwide Operating System Software Market report this week. Microsoft held the largest revenue share of the worldwide OS software … read more
Microsoft beats Q3 2011 earnings estimates thanks to Xbox and Office
28th Apr 11 9:05 pm with 14 CommentsMicrosoft announced on Thursday, a record third-quarter revenue of $16.43 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. Analysts were expecting Microsoft to post earnings of 56 cents per share however the software giant breezed past … read more
Windows Phone 7 hits 15,000 applications on its six month birthday
26th Apr 11 1:09 pm with 20 CommentsMicrosoft’s Windows Phone Marketplace has now reached 15,000 applications. Marketplace trackers windowsphoneapplist.com is currently tracking 15,054 apps in the U.S. Marketplace. WP7applist is tracking 14,895 applications and explains 957 of them are inactive, 39% are … read more