Windows Phone, The PC Market, And Global Smartphone Shipments

Published August 15, 2014

screen-shot-2014-03-04-at-1-50-55-pm Windows Phone sales aren’t doing well. According to the latest IDC data, 7.4 million Windows Phone units shipped in the second quarter of 2014. That’s down from 8.2 million in the year-ago quarter. Microsoft’s smartphone platform saw its market share fall from 3.4 percent to 2.5 percent in the year period. In comparison, the lager smartphone market grew from 240.5 million… Read More

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The PC Market Has Its Strongest Quarter In Recent Memory

Published July 11, 2014

Screen Shot 2014-07-11 at 8.54.02 AM Personal computers, long an ailing member of the larger technology market, had a strong second quarter. After consistent quarters of decline, the worldwide PC market was either up 0.1 percent, or down a modest 1.7 percent in the period, according to Gartner and IDC, respectively. In the United States, the PC market was up around 7 percent in the quarter, again according to the two firms. Read More

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