Izindaba ezimbi ziyaqhubeka ngeMicrosoft uma kukhulunywa ngemakethe ye-smartphone futhi ukuthi idatha ephinde yashicilelwa nguKantar ishiya endaweni engathandeki kakhulu amadivayisi aneWindows Phone ukuthi ngaso sonke isikhathi athengiswa kancane. Okukhathaza kakhulu abakwaRedmond ukuthi isabelo semakethe siyaqhubeka nokuwa, ngisho nasezweni okwakungakaze kube yisikhathi eside esidlule kwaba yisiphephelo kubo njengeGreat Britain noma i-Italy.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, izibalo azisamemezi ithemba, kepha abaningi bakholelwa ukuthi akunakwenzeka ukwehla. Ngaphandle kokungabaza babenephutha futhi kungukuthi ukuthengiswa kwamatheminali nge I-Windows Phone isengawa, futhi kubukeka sengathi izokwenza njalo ize ifike phansi.
Esikhathini esingengakanani esidlule, lapho isabelo semakethe sasithinta u-10% emahhovisi aseRedmond, abaningi babethi bathole isikhathi nendawo yokuhlasela i-iOS ne-Android. Lowo mzuzu ubukeka usuphelile manje I-Android enesabelo esiqhubeka nokukhuphuka futhi esivele singaphezu kuka-90% ayitholakaliNgisho nakwamadivayisi we-Apple alahlekelwa ngumhlaba omncane ku-Google.
Uma sibheka onyakeni owedlule, eSpain ukuthengiswa kwamadivayisi eselula ngeWindows Phone kufinyelele kusabelo semakethe esingu-2.5%, kepha namuhla sehle safinyelela ku-0.6%. Isimo sibucayi kakhulu kwamanye amazwe afana ne-Italy lapho isuke khona isuka ku-13.3% yaya ku-6.4% noma isuka ku-9% eGreat Britain yaya ku-5.8% namuhla.
IMicrosoft idinga ukwenza okuthile ngokushesha okukhulu ukuze iqhubeke ikhona, ngoba ngaphandle kokungabaza isabelo samanje semakethe seWindows Phone sibonisa ukuthi bazolahlwa kungekudala.