Is Windows Mobile Vanishing?

[grandzu]

Well Samsung has said it will no longer use WinMo for its phones
But its all about marketshare and customer satisfaction and WinMo has the lowest.
As of the third quarter in 2009, out of 41 million smartphones sold,

• Symbian finished first with 44.6%
• Research in Motion's BlackBerry OS finished second with 20.8%
• iPhone finished third with 17.1%
• Windows Mobile had 7.9%
• Android is 1.8 percent but is estimated to grow to about 12%-15% by 2012

Also Android is free whereas WinMo costs the phone maker $25 per handset.

[Paragon]

Originally Posted by grandzu

Well Samsung has said it will no longer use WinMo for its phones.

Link please.

[grandzu]

Originally Posted by grandzu

Well Samsung has said it will no longer use WinMo for its phones

Originally Posted by Paragon

Link please.

Samsung to Discard Windows Phone
http://www.telecomskorea.com/market-8281.html

[BlackDynamite]

Originally Posted by grandzu

Samsung to Discard Windows Phone
http://www.telecomskorea.com/market-8281.html

Did you read the article? It says 50% of Samsung's smartphones will be Windows Mobile (and 30% Android) this year. In 2012, 20% of their smartphones will be Windows Mobile. There is nothing in there that says they are getting rid of Windows Mobile altogether (other than the incorrect title).

[grandzu]

Originally Posted by SaltyDawg

Did you read the article? It says 50% of Samsung's smartphones will be Windows Mobile (and 30% Android) this year. In 2012, 20% of their smartphones will be Windows Mobile. There is nothing in there that says they are getting rid of Windows Mobile altogether (other than the incorrect title).

It doesn't bode well.
For WM to go from 90% to 20% in 4 years (and to 50% from 90% in one year) and Android to be in 30% of their phones next year, it seems like thats the way its headed.
Motorola has dropped Windows Mobile from its line entirely in a switch to Android
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/26/te...26android.html

[BlackDynamite]

Originally Posted by grandzu

It doesn't bode well.
For WM to go from 90% to 20% in 4 years (and to 50% from 90% in one year) and Android to be in 30% of their phones next year, it seems like thats the way its headed.
Motorola has dropped Windows Mobile from its line entirely in a switch to Android
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/26/te...26android.html

LOL, that is not the way it's headed (Android). Samsung created their own OS and they are going to be implementing it. That's why they are cutting back on Windows Mobile.

[avoider03]

Originally Posted by grandzu

Well Samsung has said it will no longer use WinMo for its phones
But its all about marketshare and customer satisfaction and WinMo has the lowest.
As of the third quarter in 2009, out of 41 million smartphones sold,

• Symbian finished first with 44.6%
• Research in Motion's BlackBerry OS finished second with 20.8%
• iPhone finished third with 17.1%
• Windows Mobile had 7.9%
• Android is 1.8 percent but is estimated to grow to about 12%-15% by 2012

Also Android is free whereas WinMo costs the phone maker $25 per handset.

I listen to a lot of podcasts (TWIT, etc.) and when they list smartphones, it's: iPhone, Blackberry and Palm Pre. Usually no mention of WM or Symbian!