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Despite the excellent result achieved by the operating system of Microsoft, its market share is only 3.7 percent. We can not expect that after the acquisition of the business mobile Nokia Windows Phone soon overtake its major competitors. So far, the absolute hegemony in the market of mobile systems is an Android (74.9 percent). Second place still remains iOS (14.4 percent).’s Lost BlackBerry (currently only 1.7 per cent. Market share), which is not should, however, not surprising, given the increasingly difficult situation of the Canadian giant.

mobile operating systems – market share (Source: idc.com)

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“Android and Windows Phone have made significant progress in the third quarter of this year. Despite the differences related to their participation in the market, both systems connected by one common factor – price. Both platforms have a full range of smartphones available at low prices, and it is this affordability drives their development “- says Ramon Llamas, an analyst at IDC.

IDC also draws attention to the fact that an increase in sales of devices with Windows Phone and Android decided to include Market expansion 5.7-inch phabletów, which appeared in the range of most mobile giants (Samsung, HTC, Nokia). In the third quarter of 2014 phablety already had 21 percent. share of the smartphone market, while a year ago it was only 3 percent. The company insists that it is not offered phabletów Apple could decide iOS’a slight increase in the last quarter.

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Recall that Bloomberg recently reported a surprising plan with the Cupertino giant. According to reports, the agency in the next year to appear on the market two new iPhones with larger and curved screens. Unofficially, it is said that they are devices with a diagonal 4.7 – and 5.7-inch. All indications are that Tim Cook has accepted the market trend of increasing popularity phablety and do not want him to fight anymore.