Microsoft's (MSFT) Ship is Sinking...Quick
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Overall Analyst Rating:
SELL (= Flat)
Dividend Yield: 0.9%
Revenue Growth %: +14.7%
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According to analytics from Net Applications, Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) Window's OS is literally a few basis points away from getting below the 90% market share level. Microsoft is seeing a drop from a 92.1% market share as recent as February, 2010, and 93.74% in February, 2009.
Reasoning behind the loss is the massive shift from PCs to more modern devices like smartphones and tablets, where Microsoft doesn't have quite the impending presence. Microsoft's KIN mobile device bombed earlier in 2010, but the late Windows Phone 7 seems to be gaining traction with the market, though no firm figures have been released.
Making the biggest gain, according to the list, was Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) iOS, moving from 0.23% in February, 2009, to 1.69% in December, 2010.
One analyst sees about 67% of browsers accessing the Internet coming from non-PC devices within two years. That's a huge shift.
StatCounter still has Windows XP, Vista and 7 occupying 91.94% of desktop market share in December, but Windows Phone 7 doesn't appear on StatCounter's mobile OS share.
Notably, its not that Microsoft is going to shrink, as research firm IDC has pointed to an increase in shipments in FY11 and FY12, but the rest of the market is getting bigger, and Microsoft might be failing to capitalize on it.
Reasoning behind the loss is the massive shift from PCs to more modern devices like smartphones and tablets, where Microsoft doesn't have quite the impending presence. Microsoft's KIN mobile device bombed earlier in 2010, but the late Windows Phone 7 seems to be gaining traction with the market, though no firm figures have been released.
Making the biggest gain, according to the list, was Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) iOS, moving from 0.23% in February, 2009, to 1.69% in December, 2010.
One analyst sees about 67% of browsers accessing the Internet coming from non-PC devices within two years. That's a huge shift.
StatCounter still has Windows XP, Vista and 7 occupying 91.94% of desktop market share in December, but Windows Phone 7 doesn't appear on StatCounter's mobile OS share.
Notably, its not that Microsoft is going to shrink, as research firm IDC has pointed to an increase in shipments in FY11 and FY12, but the rest of the market is getting bigger, and Microsoft might be failing to capitalize on it.
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