Android phones, apps and tablets

On a different note - Android growth is recorded at 250%, while Blackberry and Apple have slight growth. Windows is the significant loser in this otherwise healthy trend of growth. They're faltering. Bad news for those that have just bought Windows Mobile phones.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/apr/21/apple-financial-results-analysis

*In fact, we haven't seen any Windows Mobile (of whatever flavour) licensing/sales numbers for a long time. Can anyone point us to them? Anyone? Because Reuters is says that "Microsoft's mobile phone business is in the doldrums": *

*"The company's market share of mobile subscribers has also taken a deep plunge. Market research firm comScore says that between October and January, Microsoft's share of the market fell from 19.7% to 15.7%. RIM, the maker of the BlackBerry, remained the leader, growing from 41.3% to 43%. Apple 's iPhone increased slightly, from 24.8% to 25.1%, and Google's Android grew by more than 250%, going from 2.8% to 7.1%."*

*But it's worse that that: *
"By the end of 2010, Microsoft will be so far behind its competitors that it will likely never catch up. The issue isn't just market share and the perception that Windows phones aren't as worthy as the competition. It's also that Microsoft is losing the app war -- badly. With developer interest lagging and market share dropping, there will be far fewer great apps for Windows Phone than there are for its competitors. And it is apps that drive mobile phone purchases."