Smartphone Operating System Market, 2009
March 3rd, 2010 by adminThe quarterly mobile phone market research report from Gartner also goes into the progress of the smartphone operating system market and it reveals which one continues to be top dog.
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The quarterly mobile phone market research report from Gartner also goes into the progress of the smartphone operating system market and it reveals which one continues to be top dog.
With Microsoft pushing its new Windows Phone 7 operating system as the one to have, HTC refuse to be left out of the Zen mobile nirvana and have just announced two new Android 2.1 smartphone mobiles equipped with an enhanced HTC Sense.
So did worldwide mobile phone sales increase in 2009, or was the year a bit flat?
Latest figures from US research house Gartner show that the total number of phones sold worldwide in 2009 was 1.211 billion units, a 0.9% drop from 2008. Most of which one day will end up with the mobile phone recyclers.
It is fair to say that Microsoft have struggled to make people love their mobile phone operating systems, but with the introduction of Windows Phone 7, unveiled at the annual mobile phone bash held in Barcelona, things might be looking up for the guys from Seattle.
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