Microsoft revealed some impressive Xbox 360 statistics on Friday, ahead of the company’s E3 press conference next week. Larry Hryb, commonly referred to as Major Nelson, posted the statistics on his company blog on Friday. Hryb … 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
Internet Explorer usage share down again in May
1st Jun 11 1:30 pm with 13 CommentsMicrosoft’s overall Internet Explorer usage-share dipped again in May 2011 following a small increase in February and decrease in March and April. Worldwide usage-share trackers Net Applications issued their monthly browser share report on Wednesday which … read more
Windows 7 now accounts for a third of worldwide OS market share
31st May 11 9:03 pm with 29 CommentsMicrosoft’s Windows 7 operating system now accounts for a third of the worldwide OS market share. Statistics firm StatCounter released their latest worldwide operating system stats today. The firm says that Windows 7 now accounts for … 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
Bing cracks 14% market share in U.S. during April
11th May 11 10:18 pm with 20 CommentsMicrosoft’s Bing search market share grew again in the United States during the month of April. The software giant’s “decision engine” now has 14.1% U.S. market share compared to Google’s 65.4% according to data from comScore. … read more
Microsoft’s U.S. smartphone market share drops again in March
6th May 11 10:05 pm with 30 CommentsThe latest figures from comScore show that Microsoft’s U.S. smartphone market share has dropped again in March. The figures, released by comScore on Friday, confirm that Microsoft’s market share has dropped by 15% since devices went … 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