IDC: WP share to double by 2018, Android and iOS to fall

02 December, 2014
The global smartphone market will rise by nearly 600 million units to 1.873 billion in 2018.

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  • AnonD-1825
  • mhP
  • 02 Dec 2014

android boy, 02 Dec 2014Android all di way good luck wp and IOS "Apple’s iOS devices accounted for 78% of record setting Cyber Monday mobile sales"

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    • Primark
    • v0q
    • 02 Dec 2014

    They are assuming too much, what about jolla, bb, and tizen? Aren't they going to experience growth as well? Besides if that project ara of google takes flight I wonder if wp will still stay relevant; I really like the idea of a modular phone, right now if I could swap the processor, ram and battery of my phone, I would, cause that's all I need to replace.

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      • dude
      • m@B
      • 02 Dec 2014

      itouch sales will go down, starting 2o15...

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        • AnonD-81044
        • 3Am
        • 02 Dec 2014

        Day dreaming !!! If WP keeps being such a restricted os Ms will have to replace it soon. I wish Bill Gates will remember the success windows mobile 5, 6, 6.5 devices had and adopt their UI, features etc.
        If for a company of the size of MS 5.4% is enough, i wouldn't wanted to be their shareholder and if i was i would have done my best to change this incapable and blind CEO

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          • Anonymous
          • 0ZU
          • 02 Dec 2014

          i bet WP will raise even much higher,
          android = battery burn and ADSdroid
          iOS still better than android
          but i bet WP will be the beast

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            • android boy
            • jxX
            • 02 Dec 2014

            Android all di way good luck wp and IOS

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              • Anonymous
              • 7XX
              • 02 Dec 2014

              Go Windows 10!

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                • AnonD-200220
                • KIA
                • 02 Dec 2014

                What the hell man. First of all wp is too less. And what about BlackBerry they are rising too with the passport. These analyst are always of the mark.

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                  • anon
                  • ItZ
                  • 02 Dec 2014

                  Go WP!!!

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                    • AnonD-56015
                    • gJ7
                    • 02 Dec 2014

                    Joke of the day..hahah

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                      • Anonymous
                      • ibm
                      • 02 Dec 2014

                      ios and Android will always be top dog

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                        • AnonD-167648
                        • 0Uc
                        • 02 Dec 2014

                        We've been hearing this since 2011. In fact, wasn't it IDC who said WP would have 20 percent market share by the end of 2015?

                        Yet WP is still at 2.5 percent globally and falling.

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                          • AnonD-322156
                          • rAf
                          • 02 Dec 2014

                          AnonD-1825, 02 Dec 2014After iPhone 6 android growth has stopped http://gs.statcou... moreOnly one iphone 6 is enough against hundreds of android brands.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • rAf
                            • 02 Dec 2014

                            AnonD-1825, 02 Dec 2014After iPhone 6 android growth has stopped http://gs.statcou... moreOnly one ios device is enough for these hundreds of android brands.

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                              • AnonD-5197
                              • YcX
                              • 02 Dec 2014

                              Tablets is believable... but not on phones.

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                                • gogu
                                • 0U2
                                • 02 Dec 2014

                                pure speculation....

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 0BG
                                  • 02 Dec 2014

                                  AnonD-247176, 02 Dec 2014Nice to see that windows phone kill lagdroids and icraps in... morelok, "kill"? With 5%?
                                  5% is still much more than it deserves. If they reconsider their "Let's copy Apple's restrictive policy and make an even more restricted OS" policy, then i'll be glad if they make it past 10%, competition is always a good thing.

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                                    • AnonD-247176
                                    • bJh
                                    • 02 Dec 2014

                                    Nice to see that windows phone kill lagdroids and icraps in future!

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                                      • Madeandy
                                      • N9@
                                      • 02 Dec 2014

                                      Less people buy flagship Windows phones.. They are overly expensive and boring... The cheap ones (less then a $100) are the reason why Windows phones are still afloat. I don't see Windows phones making any big splash in the foreseeable future... Except there is a radical redesign of the OS! .

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                                        • AnonD-163800
                                        • u7Y
                                        • 02 Dec 2014

                                        Sounds like Nadella's dream!