Microsoft sold 5 times more phones this Christmas season

08 January, 2013
Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, stated that 5 times more Windows Phones were sold this Christmas.

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AnonD-94403, 08 Jan 2013Being free with some problems is far better than being in a... moreanother microsoft article and suddenly the trolls are awake:)...please not that tape again with "freedom"/if it wasn't for google, now the sun wouldn't shine anymore, blablabla

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    • 08 Jan 2013

    And by that they mean "Nokia sold..."

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      • Anonymous
      • TRG
      • 08 Jan 2013

      AnonD-94403, 08 Jan 2013Being free with some problems is far better than being in a... moreThe price of your "freedom" is fake..

      1. Apps can make call for you
      2. Apps can sms for you
      3. You can get malware

      The "true" freedom lies in the developers for android not U, they can take over your phone and all your personal details if your not careful.. fanbois those nub geeks that like to root without knowing the underlining dangers.. watch out.

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        • 08 Jan 2013

        AnonD-58835, 08 Jan 2013windowsphone is the worst OS in the world, 1% market share.... moreHow does marketshare and US sales equate to the quality of the OS?

        You sir, are a troll.

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          • MDV
          • 08 Jan 2013

          AnonD-41271, 08 Jan 2013But look at what that pace has got into, people are complai... moreyou said it , tons of money ! from where?? from you , from you who are paying a lot a lot for their useless limited products! like apple's fortune! While google is available to serve humans , it is true they get money from Ads , but ads are good and won't be bad for us ! because of ads google is able to serve us better! android is the only free licensed os in the world! love your money hungry people! be in a jail , with limiations and hail them!

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            • Ludovic From France
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            • 08 Jan 2013

            AnonD-58835, 08 Jan 2013Ballmer says: "We have sold 5 phones in November world... moreWas thinking the same shit :D

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              • Jean..androidfan
              • 0@w
              • 08 Jan 2013

              WP8 is great , I do not like Android anymore!

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                • MDV
                • 08 Jan 2013

                Being free with some problems is far better than being in a jail with everything! so what about if that in that jail you do not have anything special but limitations and with the freedom you have everything ( after jellybean smoothness also , and android versions were never as laggy as you tell)! Freedom is enough and is our right! this is the case of wp , android , ios and this is why android leads and will never drop in other than your dreams! Google, Thanks for standing for FREEdom , innovation and reasonability , without you nobody can even own a smartphone , you changed the world and made everything at a reasonable price and without your competition apple and m$ products will be very very very costly without at all looking at people in the middle! Thanks Google , Thanks Andy Rubin

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                  • 08 Jan 2013

                  AnonD-58835, 08 Jan 2013Ballmer says: "We have sold 5 phones in November world... moreahahahaha i love you droopy!

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                    • 08 Jan 2013

                    AnonD-94403, 08 Jan 2013It had a marketplace and android's growth was very very fas... moreBut look at what that pace has got into, people are complaining about fragmentation, lags, slowness, no timely updates, old mobiles being sidelined. The only complain about WP is lack of apps and games and live tiles(which i think is a personal opinion rather than a complaint) WP 8 will also pick up pace, its MS after all, they have got tons of money, that's one thing for sure.

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                      • 3ik
                      • 08 Jan 2013

                      So, that means that last year they sold 2 WP smartphones a month, and now that number is 5x bigger! Great work, Microsoft!

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                        • 08 Jan 2013

                        Lot of people will have christmas and april fool in same month.

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                          • 08 Jan 2013

                          AnonD-58835, 08 Jan 2013Ballmer says: "We have sold 5 phones in November world... morehow come in every microsoft or wp thread is always u trolling?

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                            • 08 Jan 2013

                            It's only a matter of time, they will sell better and better.

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                              • 08 Jan 2013

                              Anonymous, 08 Jan 2013For all you microsoft haters... How many uses windows xp... moreI am using OpenSuSe Linux .. hopefully open source will expand to PC also and take over from M$.. and this is possible with some support from major software and hardware vendors..

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                                • 08 Jan 2013

                                AnonD-41271, 08 Jan 2013When android was first launched, I remember download file m... moreIt had a marketplace and android's growth was very very fast and everybody was convinced with it! because it is super advanced

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                                  • 08 Jan 2013

                                  AnonD-97496, 08 Jan 2013IF the sales have actually increased, it is only because to... morethis now is not required! for premium nokia is not required now with their wp 8! Sony already surpassed them with google services and with jellybean smoothness

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                                    • 08 Jan 2013

                                    AnonD-81714, 08 Jan 2013The OS is so limited, no Opera and Firefox. Hello MS why... moreWhen android was first launched, I remember download file manager app from the google website, didn't even had a store back then, and it also didn't had no opera and firefox...hmmm, strange!!!

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                                      • Tk1
                                      • 08 Jan 2013

                                      To set the record straight, I have a Lumia 820 and the OS is absolutely brilliant.

                                      I realize the "appzz and gamezz" count is lesser than iOS/droids, but I find most of what I need (even if I miss a few games). The OS is super smooth and UI is drop-dead gorgeous.

                                      I don't understand why people who've never used WP just look at the marketplace count and mindlessly bash WP.

                                      You know who childish that sounds when people stupidly drone "worst OS" and "complete failure" without ever having used it?

                                      Not a fanboy (I also have an android phone at home) but it isn't cool man, to simply say stupid stuff.

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                                        • 08 Jan 2013

                                        Anonymous, 08 Jan 2013For all you microsoft haters... How many uses windows xp... morefisrt of all windows pc is far different because it is open , unlimited and very capable and true multitasker not as the junk wp! you are talking nonsense! and plus I won't at all use windows 8 with its metro ui and chrome os , android , ubunutu, Mac OSX are ready to replace ( although MAC is as limited and worse) , about chrome os it is really young but very speedy capable , open and has a lot of android apps made for it, secondly sorry i am writing my posts by using my android smartphone or my chromebook! LOLz