Forecast: Microsoft third in tablets through at least 2016

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The launch of Windows 8 later this year will give Microsoft a boost in the media tablet market, making Windows-based machines a viable competitor against Android tablets and the iPad, but the company is still destined to be the No. 3 player through at least 2016, according to new projections from the Gartner research firm… Read More…

Data: Windows Phone trails pack in Q1, waiting for a Nokia bump

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More than 3.6 million smartphones running Microsoft’s operating system were sold to end users worldwide in the first quarter, according to data released this morning by the Gartner research firm. However, only 1.6 million of those were running the new Windows Phone OS, the report says — which appears to mean that legacy Windows Mobile… Read More…

Windows 7 hits 350 million: Putting the data in perspective

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Microsoft this morning announced that Windows 7 has reached 350 million licenses sold in 18 months on the market. It’s an impressive number on the surface, but absent any other context it’s hard to get a sense for what the number actually means. Here’s my best attempt to put it in perspective based on some… Read More…