Windows Phone 7 to eclipse iPhone in 2015 - IDC forecast

http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/29/technology/windows_phone_7_forecast/index.htm?eref=mrss_igoogle_business

by amahadik • 15 years ago

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brk• 15 years ago

Seriously? Trying to predict a tech trend that is 4 years out?

amahadik2• 15 years ago

Either they have a crystal ball or a DeLorean that time-travels.

dman• 15 years ago

IDC/Gartner and S&P/Moodys should be required to invest based on their projections. I imagine the amount of fluff coming out would drop significantly.

amahadik2• 15 years ago

Makes you think how much of the recommendations are pure propaganda rather than objective forecasts.

ZeroGravitas• 15 years ago

There were stat predictions from a firm called Ovum last week with similar numbers. WinPho7 was only slightly behind iOS rather than a little ahead. Oh, and that would be in 2016. Strangely those were headlined as being good news for Android, whereas people seem to have clicked that the big deal here is the prediction for Microsofts success.

Great minds think alike? Or do these companies sell their services as self-fulfilling prophets? I mean Micrsoft could throw billions at this market, but even then I think these estimates overstate Microsoft at Android's expense. Both show the market as effectively static beyond the Nokia->Microsoft transition when the last few years have been hectic.

Windows Phone 7 to eclipse iPhone in 2015 - IDC forecast

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