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Windows Phone overtakes iPhone in China

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Windows Phone overtakes iPhone in China
By Will Wilson
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A rare piece of encouraging news for the 'third choice' mobile OS, Windows Phone, today.

According to Microsoft (so take this with a pinch of salt), the market share in China of its tile-driven mobile platform has overtaken the iPhone's after just two months on sale.

The numbers being touted by the company aren't that impressive on paper - Windows Phone occupies 7 per cent of the total smartphone market in the region, compared to the iPhone's 6 per cent - but when you take into consideration the sheer size of the country, any lead Windows Phone has over iPhone will translate into a fair few thousand handsets.

However, that's a long way behind the current emperor of Chinese smartphone operating systems, Android, which currently makes up a whopping 69 per cent of the market.

CNET [via PocketGamer.biz]

Will Wilson
Will Wilson
Will's obsession with gaming started off with sketching Laser Squad levels on pads of paper, but recently grew into violently shouting "Tango Down!" at random strangers on the street. He now directs that positive energy into his writing (due in no small part to a binding court order).