Market share and long term viability

[N_LaRUE]

What features would you suggest are missing?

Do I really have to point you to the thread of http://forums.windowscentral.com/windows-phone-8/210477-official-what-wp-needs-succeed.html I'm not going to list them for you, I suggest you go there and see what people feel WP is missing.

 

[N_LaRUE]

I have read that Windows Phone is popular outside the US because consumers (wisely) don't want to pay the high prices for Apple products. Also they are not subjected to "cool" factor of Apple advertising.

I'm not sure where outside the US you mean. Here in the UK it's Apple everywhere. It's rare to even see Android still, though I do see them more than WP. I spot the occasional WP when I make a trip into London. I still see a lot of BB too. You also see Apple in mainland EU as well. That may change over time but most people I see have either an iPhone and iPad.

I'm not keen on mobile wars either. I'm not into being a fan of any mobile platform. I see the other platforms as a 'lesson learned' which MS should look at.

 

[TechFreak1]

The biggest advantage that WP has in India is Nokia. They've always been a favorite brand. However, the issue that is happening there, from my understanding (I'm not in India), is the lack of comparable features to Android. There has been an increase in cheap Android phones in India and Nokia is slowly losing market share there as well, though the Asha range is still popular.

Making low-end hardware is a good idea. Competing against other low-end hardware that gives people what they want is the issue. I think they really need to attract the emerging markets to the platform. I believe it's the biggest chance they have of having a successful platform.

I know most people on here are happy with the WP works for them but we need to keep in mind that not everyone uses their phone the same way, especially in third world countries where wifi and unlimited data are not common.

I hope to see new features come to WP, I think it's desperately needed. Nokia has done a wonderful job with the camera, now it's up to Microsoft to make things happen for the better. Let's hope 8.1 is a good update whenever it comes.

That hits the nail on the head, I have a few friends who have relatives who are fortunate to live in the city i.e. dhaka with internet but the contention ratio is absurdly high for one internet line (i.e one would service a dozen blocks of flats and these flats may contain more than 60 flats each) and it is not cheap either. Also the other biggest growth is in china as well .

I'm not sure where outside the US you mean. Here in the UK it's Apple everywhere. It's rare to even see Android still, though I do see them more than WP. I spot the occasional WP when I make a trip into London. I still see a lot of BB too. You also see Apple in mainland EU as well. That may change over time but most people I see have either an iPhone and iPad.

I'm not keen on mobile wars either. I'm not into being a fan of any mobile platform. I see the other platforms as a 'lesson learned' which MS should look at.

That is the sad truth in the city most people use blackberry or Iphones or s3s, I only know of one client that currently uses a windows phone and the rest use Iphones... then again some people do edit their email signature on their phones. In the wild, I have seen a few Lumia's.

But the real crux of it carriers tend to push the iphone more (Iphone centric data plans), on a given day i would see 10 Iphone adverts on buses, billboards etc same for, 7 Samsung adverts and just recently I've been seeing the L925 ads along with the Man of Steel campaign. But those have been few and far between however to end on a good note I have noticed the increase in frequency of Lumia 920 / 925 adverts on TV.

 

[IrRevd]

Looks like WP sales are continuing to grow at the expense of BB. Perhaps wp will reach the 10% mark before end of year?