Nokia, Symbian and Windows Phone all Endangered Species in Europe
According to new data posted by industry sources, Europe is no longer interested in Symbian and the future Nokia platform, that being Windows Phone, also has very little place in the future of the market. The data in question has suggested that Nokia’s Symbian OS dropped year on year from 53.9% to 37.8% for the month of July.
In the meantime, the iOS system used by Apple’s iPhones received an additional 1.2% market share, while the staggeringly popular Google Android OS stole no less than 16% of that previously held by Symbian. Microsoft’s new Windows Mobile OS also saw a slide of 4.8% to rest at a rather modest 6.7%.
The rise of Android seems all but unstoppable at this stage in the game, with major manufacturers the world over including Samsung, Motorola, HTC and many others all enjoying new height of popularity all over the world. Case in point would be the new Samsung Galaxy S2, which is set to launch in the US this month and expected to continue the rally of over 6 million worldwide sales so far.
Needless to say, even with Android out of the picture Nokia is set to face an enormous brick wall in the near future, by way of the as yet unannounced iPhone 5. No word has of course been released yet confirming details, but needless to say the demand will be extraordinary and all but drown out all other players for some considerable time, Nokia included.
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