The Wall Street Journal’s Digits Blog reported this week that Android and iPhone are still gaining marketshare, while Palm and Microsoft are losing ground. The blog story was based on a ComScore analysis of September through December 2009 subscriber activity.
I think it’s easy to understand why Microsoft is losing ground. Phone running Windows Mobile have never been appealing to me. Phone manufacturers put a veneer of usability over a notoriously complex and inconsistent OS. One of my neighbors has a Windows Mobile phone, and though — to be fair — he likes what it does, he reports quirks like he can’t get rid of old profiles for Bluetooth headsets he no longer uses.
Likewise, I can understand why Palm is losing marketshare it once held with older Palm OS devices like the Treo. They were awesome in their day, but that time is long past. Sadly, it looks as if the Pre and Pixi, with their slick WebOS aren’t gaining enough traction. More on that in my next post.
