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Originally Posted by alese
Microsoft had 0% market share in smartphones when they started in 2002/2003. Now 3 years later, they have roughly between 25-30% (judging by the numbers above), so in another few years who knows.
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These numbers don't support the view that WM is growing relative to Symbian:
Worldwide total smart mobile device market
Symbian: Q1 2004 41%, Q1 2005 61%, Q1 2006 69%
MS: Q1 2004 23%, Q1 2005 18%, Q1 2006 12%
http://www.canalys.com/pr/2005/r2005041.htm
http://www.canalys.com/pr/2006/r2006043.htm
Symbian: Q2 2004, 41%, Q2 2005 63%, Q2 2006 67%
MS: Q2 2004 23%, Q2 2005 16%, Q2 2006 15%
http://www.canalys.com/pr/2005/r2005071.htm
http://www.canalys.com/pr/2006/r2006071.htm
But remember it's a growing market so although PPC/WM devices have a declining market share the actual number of devices sold is increasing.