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I think if you focus on their mobile apps and services, rather than their mobile phones, the statement has some pretty serious merit. E.g., Azure's mobile servi
by gecko 10y ago
I think if you focus on their mobile apps and services, rather than their mobile phones, the statement has some pretty serious merit. E.g., Azure's mobile services are used very heavily by iOS and Android apps, I see Office all the time on phones, and so on.
- jdmichal 10y agoYes. In fact, one of the common complaints of Windows Phone users is that the Microsoft experience is actually better on Android. (Maybe iOS too, but I don't have any direct experience seeing that.)
- paulmd 10y agoFrom Microsoft's perspective, I'm sure it's hard to argue with the market share figures. When there's 20 times as many users on a particular platform... that's where the staff time will go. It's not the Office group's job to sell phones, they sell Office. 2016Q2: 87.6% Android, 11.7% iOS, 0.4% Windows Phone, 0.3% Others https://www.idc.com/prodserv/smartphone-os-market-share.jsp https://www.idc.com/prodserv/smartphone-os-market-share.jsp