Gravis Ludus' Carl Williams writes, "Windows Phone is not exactly burning up the sales charts, even though it is purportedly holding nearly 3% of the worldwide mobile market share according to the IDC. Within the United States we see a very lopsided sales situation going on- low-end is selling and the high-end is dragging its feet way down the list. While the Lumia 1020 was advertised as decimating the competition as far as the camera was concerned but it currently only holds a 3% share of the Windows Phones sold to date, according AdDuplex. Worldwide it is slightly different as the 1020 doesn’t even rank and the overall market is dominated, much like in the United States, by low-end devices. See where this is going, folks?"
Microsoft is laying off more employees, a new round after they cut thousands last year. It seems like many big tech companies are doing the same.
Amidst the AI frenzy of 2023, major players like Google, Microsoft, and Meta are in the spotlight, launching their own generative AI systems.
Microsoft has made it easy for iPhone users to check their mobile updates on Windows-enabled computers.
Why would they? Apple sales are up and down and so is Galaxy. Microsoft makes a very good phone and they are getting better. Adding things like cloud support with Skype translate for regular calls(they need to make that happen) and Cortana set Windows phone apart. Apple can compete on Continuum but not on 90% of the market. Windows phone just needs to stick it out and continue to innovate. DX12 increasing battery life on games will make a difference before other APIs catch up. Microsoft just needs to setup a financing or subsidy system. Maybe package with Xbox One or Live or even Office 365. Packaging it with a subsidy for employees for Office 365 clients would help a lot.