Certainly not, but it does give an indication of value. WP has been around for over 4 years, plenty of time for penetration. It has the same mix of high-end and low-end devices as Android. Yet it has not gone anywhere. I'm sure that at the release of WP if someone would have told Ballmer that after 4 years WP would have a 3% market share, he would have laughed, as he laughed at iPhone and Android. In fact, if Microsoft would have magically had foreknowledge, I bet WP would have never seen the light of day.
Say what you want, but whatever Google is doing with Android is working. Sure, we can point out all the mistakes, but it's working. I don't think it's wise to say "We don't want that because it's Android-esque", which is too prevalent on this forum. Microsoft would do well to do more copying of Android, at least copying whatever is driving sales.
The iPhone doesn't have high sales either compared to Android, but it has something making it worth keeping around: profit. Android has sales but not high profit. WP has neither sales nor profit.
Android after 4 years was also not big.
Still you compare a platform that is years a head and is supported by more hardware and has much more apps.
That all doesn't say anything about the quality r if it is the right system.
Many people don't buy a wp because they hear things like there are no apps and phone companies don't want to sell you a wp so they talk bad about it.
Most of the time because the person that sells you the phone has an Android or an iphone them self and not a wp. There pinion is colored and they will always tell you that there are no apps for wp. I heard that every time when I was looking around. Also they have only one or 2 wp to show you, the others you must look for on the website.
They are right as they say that it has not as many apps as android and ios. Even with the lower amount of apps, wp has enough apps to make the most users happy. Most people use the basic apps that are there.
No not an official Youtube, Google drive or a good working official Instagram app, but it has very good replacements and in my opinion in some cases better than the official apps.
Youtube on wp is without any commercials and with tubecast you can watch your Youtube video's on a TV without the need of Youtube support or hemi stick from Google. You only need a TV that is connected with your network.
Yes there is Instagram for wp and no it is not so good as on the other platforms but wp has already an Instagram app that s better than the official Instagram app on any other platform and that is 6tag.
Facebook, Twitter, mail and a browser is what most users use and it is all there.
But because they only hear from people that there are no apps and the stores don't show you the phone, makes that people go for an android phone even as the wp has everything they need.
In many cases the wp would be a better option. As you are looking for a phone in the mid and low range phones, than wp is the best phone out there.
Wp doesn't get a fair chance because of the wrong image that people have about the phone's.
It goes only about the amount of apps and not about what platform is best for the user.
Yes great a pone with a finger print reader and an infrared scanner to see your heartbeat. It are only thins that sell because it looks great but people try it when they buy the phone and most people stop using it afterwards.
Yes wp is missing apps but as I read the reactions of wp users and as I look to my self and friends that have a wp, than I can conclude one thing and that is that wp gives a good user experience.
People love the lie tills and how easy the system works. Yes they miss some apps but most stay with wp because the system makes that they accept the few missing things on the platform and hope that it will come in the next update.
And each time the updates gave see things that makes the platform better with more functions without stacking menu's and other things on each other to get as much as possible in the system that makes that every update will make your phone slower.