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Windows Mobile to Lose Marketshare, but Continue Growing

Linked by David Adams on Mon 5th Oct 2009 15:51 UTC, submitted by Moulinneuf

Acer is the latest smartphone handset maker to shift its resources from Windows Mobile to Android. And with competing OSes grabbing marketshare and attention daily, an observer couldn't be faulted for assuming that Microsoft's mobile OS initiative is in terminal decline. But it's quite possible that the mobile computing market is growing so fast that there will be room for all these players, and more.

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What?

by Budd on Mon 5th Oct 2009 17:08 UTC

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2005-07-08

Win Mobile is losing market share but it continues growing? Growing what? Wings? Feathers? Besides,the link is anything but Win Mobile growing.

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RE: What?

by David on Mon 5th Oct 2009 17:24 in reply to "What?"

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1997-10-01

It's that the market is becoming bigger, so even though Windows Mobile has to share that market with new competitors, it can still grow its installed base as it loses share. (did you see the "read more?")

Edited 2009-10-05 17:25 UTC

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RE: What?

by theTSF on Mon 5th Oct 2009 17:50 in reply to "What?"

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2005-09-27

Market Share is the percentage of the population that uses your product.
Growth of the product is the number of units sold per time unit.

So if the total population grew 400%
and you sold 100% more product this year. Then your Market share fell. But your company still grew.

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