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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  • i5Q
  • 02 Dec 2014

"a amendment" or "aN amendment"? :)
just because i have nothing to do...

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    • AnonD-337463
    • fm@
    • 02 Dec 2014

    They could have waited for Windows Phone 10 release to see what the reception is going to be like. Just saying.

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      • AnonD-236540
      • JXU
      • 02 Dec 2014

      This makes sense, considering I am using only one Android phone (Z Ultra), two Windows phones (Nokia 730 and Samsung Ativ S) and two iOS devices (iPhone6 and iPAd mini)... so this might be the tendency.

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        • AnonD-70006
        • 4N2
        • 02 Dec 2014

        I hope to see dual operating systems by then, would love to have a phone capable of running android and windows.

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          • MdN8
          • B}Q
          • 02 Dec 2014

          AnonD-1825, 02 Dec 2014After iPhone 6 android growth has stopped http://gs.statcou... moreDon't you know how to block StatCounter in your browser?

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            • AnonD-1825
            • mhP
            • 02 Dec 2014

            AnonD-329938, 02 Dec 2014hehe icrap goes down, ofc after lollipop no other OS survives :) I bet you said this same after kitkat, yet kitkat only have reched 34% of all devices :D good luck with lollipop, maybe it reach the same number in 2018...

            By the way iPhone going up ;) faster than ever!

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              • AnonD-329938
              • J8M
              • 02 Dec 2014

              hehe icrap goes down, ofc after lollipop no other OS survives :)

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                • AnonD-77892
                • t7X
                • 02 Dec 2014

                did they include china phones (I mean clone phones or unknown Android phones)?

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                  • Anonymous
                  • nGB
                  • 02 Dec 2014

                  As long as iOS share keeps dropping then the market is in line to get healthier.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 0BG
                    • 02 Dec 2014

                    These predictions are pointless as it's unclear what they will do with their operating systems and policies. But ~5% for WP seems unnatural - I think it will either die out or they'll learn from their misstakes and it'll have a bigger market share. I'm betting on the first probability

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                      • AnonD-286474
                      • uts
                      • 02 Dec 2014

                      If the economy android phone makers like Xiaomi, Lenovo , Huawei, Asus etc can make WPhones it might be possible

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                        • Dave
                        • MyH
                        • 02 Dec 2014

                        I doubt it if we keep getting cheap good phones from Xiaomi,Huawei,meizu and One PLus one. Adroid will dominate.

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