Microsoft’s Windows has become the third most popular smartphone operating system in the world, overtaking the BlackBerry OS for the first time.
An HTC phone running the Microsoft Windows operating system.
But the two are still well behind Android and iOS, which had 79 per cent and
14.2 per cent of the global market respectively for the second quarter of
this year, according to a report.
Microsoft managed
3.3 per cent of the market for the same period, with 7.4m units sold
worldwide, while BlackBerry
fell into fourth position with only a 2.7 per cent market share and 6.1m
units sold.
This time last year, BlackBerry was ahead with 7.9m units sold and a 5.2 per
cent market share, with Microsoft on a 2.6 per cent share and 4m units.
Anshul Gupta, a research analyst at Gartner Inc., which compiled the data,
said Microsoft could do more with its software to firm up its position.
“While Microsoft has managed to increase share and volume in the quarter,
Microsoft should continue to focus on growing interest from app developers
to help grow its appeal among users,” Mr Gupta said.
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