Study: Windows Phone Now the Clear Number Three Mobile Platform
21.05.12
An Appcelerator and IDC study finds that Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 mobile OS has moved "decisively" ahead of RIM's BlackBerry OS to become the clear number three mobile OS behind iOS and Android. According to the study, Windows Phone has gotten a big bump from Nokia, especially in Europe, while interest in Blackberry has "collapsed."
The study, which surveyed over 2100 mobile developers, looks at how companies are making the move from web to mobile, and how mobile is fundamentally transforming customer relationships.
"Windows Phone 7 separated from the pack to become the clear number three mobile platform this quarter," a summary of the report reads. "The OS climbed 8 points to 38 percent of respondents saying they are ‘very interested’ in the platform, the highest ever for Microsoft."
To put that number in perspective, 91 percent of developers are interested in the iPhone, while 83 percent are interested in Android handsets. Only 21 percent are interested in Blackberry.
Source: Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows (blog)