It's no secret that Windows phones are losing ground, but according to NetMarketShare, the decline is happening at a slower pace than many people think, with Microsoft's platform actually performing slightly better than existing estimates.
Specifically, NetMarketShare claims that Windows phones are indeed declining, but it's happening rather slowly, with the platform falling from 1.48 percent in January to just 1.41 percent in February. That's a drop of just 0.07 percent in a single month, which isn't all that bad considering the bad news we've been hearing about them lately.
Analyst firm Gartner places the share of phone sales at 0.3 percent with an estimated share of 0.1 percent by 2020, as most users are expected to switch to Android or iOS in the coming years.
The truth is that this is already happening and not only are Windows phone users switching to other platforms, but also developers, who can barely find a reason to stay with Windows 10 Mobile and the code for the operating system.
The same data even shows a sharp decline for Windows phones, as Microsoft lost more than half of its share over the past 12 months. For example, Windows phones accounted for 4.03 percent of phones and tablets in April 2016, before finally falling to 2.57 percent the following month.
While it's hard to say whether NetMarketShare's data is accurate (the likelihood is that it's not a given that Windows phones will ever fall below 1 percent market share), the mobile hierarchy remains, with Android crowned the top mobile operating system platform.
