Comments on: Microsoft threatens 30 million WinMo 6.5 devices by 2010

By: ektor

ektor — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:45:49 +0000

Windows Mobile is the best OS for enterprise environment and is by all means a very respectable proposition to consumers. More than Android nor Nokia in my opinion. The messaging applications and the integration with Outlook and exchange server are obviously flawless. Lots of applications are available, great browsers and other app, widgets, customisation tools, maps, remote desktop functions and so on. I have to admit that HTC did a phenomenal job by adding the Touchflo UI on top of windows mobile and that corrects a lot of WM stylus driven history. But from an OS perspective, WM is a very solid environment and I believe there to stay. To add on Lee’s comment, well over 50 millions windows mobile powered devices have been sold and microsoft is on its way to add 12-15 more in 2009.

By: Lee Lloyd

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:47:13 +0000

I think you have a very short memory. RIM just passed Windows Mobile in market share in Q2 2008

http://jkontherun.com/2008/09/12/smartphone-mark/

From late 2004 to early 2008 (admittedly 5 years might have been a bit of an exaggeration) Windows Mobile was second only to Symbian in market share.

As far as the 25 million figure goes, it depends entirely on how yoou areu count it, which is why I gave a range. Yes, y correct that Windows Mobile has never sold 25 million phones, but if you count other devices that use Windows Mobile, like Symbol handheld inventory control and POS systems, or handhelds for government contracts like DoD and census input, then they have easily hit the 25 million licenses in a year mark.

By: Tom Woolf

Tom Woolf — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:34:22 +0000

Nice touch with the NatLamp pic!

By: Tim F.

Tim F. — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:51:07 +0000

I was counting total devices sold: that’s the stat where they get their asses kicked by Symbian and RIM. Microsoft has never sold 25 million devices in a year — the past year was their best year with 18 million. Have no idea when you think this 5 year reign occurred.

By: Kaye Fabe

Kaye Fabe — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:59:04 +0000

The story you link to talks about 30 handsets (as in different makes and models.) It doesn’t mention 30 million handsets anywhere.

By: Lee Lloyd

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:58:43 +0000

Number of devices sold worldwide. If you count Windows Mobile handhelds the same way Apple counts iPhones (which is to say a running tally since the first unit was sold), then there are a staggering number of WinMo devices out there. They have been selling 15-25 million units a year, for many years.

Don’t get me wrong, Windows Mobile is crap, but they have been in the game for a long time, and for about 5 years there, they were pretty much the only game in town. While Palm languished, and RIM did everything they could to block 3rd-party developers from making any software that didn’t require their enterprise server, WinMo just kept selling a steady pace of units.

By: Tim F.

Tim F. — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:25:31 +0000

In what way is WinMo predominant? I can’t think of one single way in which it is predominant — well, in no way which is good.

By: Richard Howell

Richard Howell — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:38:15 +0000

More to the point, perhaps, is how many WinMo 7 devices there will be by 2012.

The news that Microsoft is to launch two mobile phones under its own name would suggest, if true, their original launch strategy for that OS now lies in tatters.

Rather than have hardware partners bid for the rights to market WinMo devices, Microsoft may have been left with no option than to leak the news they will now do it themselves.

http://www.reviewsreviewed.co.uk/index.php/mobileblog/The-smart-money-says-Microsoft-will-launch-its-own-phones.html

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:30:06 +0000

The only thing they are comparing is that the picture here and the picture of the HTC Hero look amazingly similar. They are not comparing what came from what or what was first . WinMo 6.5 though is a clunky POS when compared to the newer Android interfaces and the iPhone (IMHO). Go Google!

By: Nathan

Nathan — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:54:02 +0000

I really hope MobileCrunch doesnt delete this comment but I do love this line. (and I quote)

“Also note that WinMo 6.5 on HTC phones, at least, look so much like the Hero SenseUI interface that it’s scary.”

I am sorry, but really? TouchFlo was out long before SenseUI. SenseUI was obviously a carry-over from that. how biased was this post? parrity by 2012? haha, anyone with a brain must know that Android is for people that like to play smart.

Screw Android and screw Google. I cannot wait until Google goes bye bye.