If these numbers are to be believed (and it's a little hard, I admit, although I'm doing it,) the iPhone already leads Windows Mobile in US marketshare. The iPhone, a single very new device, locked to one wireless carrier's network, already has a larger marketshare (in the US) than *all* Windows Mobile devices, made by multiple vendors, available on all wireless carriers.
Tons of charts and other info at the link.
From the cheap shot department I'll recall Microsoft's Steve Ballmer from April: There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance. It's a $500 subsidized item. They may make a lot of money. But if you actually take a look at the 1.3 billion phones that get sold, I'd prefer to have our software in 60% or 70% or 80% of them, than I would to have 2% or 3%, which is what Apple might get.
take that Ballmer (he could be the greatest man on earth but from a far I have never dug him)
I've been using a Windows Mobile phone for a few weeks now, and like it a lot. Just for the fact that I can download software (e.g. Google Maps, which ties into the phones GPS -- sweet!), it's a huge advance over previous phones.
But the iPhone has an ease of use and a design flair that make it very attractive. Msft has their work cut out for them.
My take on the Moto Q (and probably any smart phone, including iPhone) is that it's not my favorite phone, but as a pocket computer, it's freaking awesome. I believe that this segment is the next major battlefield for HW and SW platforms. Not just MSFT vs AAPL, but GOOG, open source, etc., etc., with the field narrowing over time.
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Tons of charts and other info at the link.
- jim 12-19-2007 4:42 pm
From the cheap shot department I'll recall Microsoft's Steve Ballmer from April:
- jim 12-19-2007 4:47 pm
take that Ballmer (he could be the greatest man on earth but from a far I have never dug him)
- Skinny 12-19-2007 7:39 pm
I've been using a Windows Mobile phone for a few weeks now, and like it a lot. Just for the fact that I can download software (e.g. Google Maps, which ties into the phones GPS -- sweet!), it's a huge advance over previous phones.
But the iPhone has an ease of use and a design flair that make it very attractive. Msft has their work cut out for them.
My take on the Moto Q (and probably any smart phone, including iPhone) is that it's not my favorite phone, but as a pocket computer, it's freaking awesome. I believe that this segment is the next major battlefield for HW and SW platforms. Not just MSFT vs AAPL, but GOOG, open source, etc., etc., with the field narrowing over time.
- mark 12-19-2007 10:15 pm