Tuesday, March 29, 2011

IDC: Windows will pass iPhone

Helped by its pairing with Nokia (NYSE:NOK - News) phones, Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT - News) smartphone operating system is expected to jump to No. 2 in worldwide market share in 2015 with 20.9%, up from 5.5% in 2011, surpassing Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL -News) projected 15.3% share for its software, down from 15.7%, according to researcher IDC. Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG - News) Android is seen growing its share to 45.4% in 2015 from 39.5% this year. IDC sees smartphone sales jumping 49% this year. Microsoft rose 0.3%, Apple edged up 0.2%, Google climbed 1% and Nokia 


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