Windows Mobile outselling RIM, iPhone in India by 200-300%

December 25, 2009 | By Surur

Rishi Srivastava, consumer and online marketing officer of Microsoft India has revealed in a Wall Street Journal interview that Microsoft in trouncing its competitors (besides Nokia of course) in the small but rapidly growing Indian smartphone market.

Rishi claimed, according to IDC, that Windows Mobile had been outselling RIM and also the iPhone for more than 3 years now, and that both in terms of installed base and sales Windows Mobile was 3-4 times larger than RIM or Apple.

Rishi admitted however that Microsoft could do better, but said with recent launches such as Windows 7, Internet Explorer 8, the Bing search engine and also Windows Mobile 6.5, Microsoft has “rediscover(ed) our DNA as a consumer company”.

Saying Microsoft was best placed to integrate the PC, phone and the Web to provide a digital lifestyle, the company intended to, with the help of their partners, push for greater market share, .

“We want to get a bigger piece of the pie.”

Read the full interview at LiveMint.com.

About Surur

Site Admin and Windows Phone enthusiast, he has been using Windows Mobile devices since before they were called PocketPC’s. He is currently sporting a HTC 7 Trophy.

Tagged apple, blackberry, india, iphone, RIM, sales, windows mobile

http://intensedebate.com/people/Lennard Lennard

i did not know that windows mobile was doing that good in india. that's cool. I'm still waiting on the HD2 to hit the USofA though
Mxx

and yet more bullshit posted on wmpoweruser.com
nowhere in the original article did it say that WM is outselling bb and iphone by 200-300%. that's a blatant lie.
nowhere in the original article did it say "installed base and sales Windows Mobile was 3-4 times larger than RIM or Apple." that's a blatant lie.

the original article said:
Both in terms of installed base and market share, we are three-four times of our competitors like RIM (Research in Motion Ltd, which makes the BlackBerry phone) or Apple (Apple Inc., which makes the iPhone) in India.

INSTALLED BASE AND MARKET SHARE.

NOT SALES.
you need to learn the meaning of "installed base", "market share" and "sales" before you post such bullshit.

http://intensedebate.com/people/Foamy Foamy

Both of your points say the same thing but you're right. It looks like it could just be a mistake and i hope it'll be corrected soon.
http://intensedebate.com/people/wmpoweruser wmpoweruser

Marketshare actually does mean sales, but dont let that stop you from leaving. I would appreciate the christmas present. xD

http://intensedebate.com/people/Foamy Foamy

i feel stupid for getting that confused. i'll blame it on the lack of sleep.

Mxx

you know, as a matter of fact, i'm done with this site. i'm deleting you from my rss list.

so long and thanks for all the fish

Juru

I agree. I mean so what? How many manufacturers are using Windows and how many are using RIM and iPhone technology? Is it REALLY that surprising that Windows has the lion's share?

peter

outselling rim and iphone by 300%?
i agree with Rishi, microsoft could do better.

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Anup

well…dont know about Microsoft’s Windows Mobile thing (which i think is a bit of fluff)…the Xbox has won real fanbase from gamers because of two things –

1. cheaper (though not very true if you buy new since PS3 has dropped the price) in terms of games, modding and so on

2. SERVICE!!!! MS’s warranty policy in India for Xbox is AMAZING! they do not extend such services even in US!!! It’s literally pick-up-and-replace at your doorstep if it goes RROD…
NuShrike

They should have some installed base considering that .NETCF team and the Samsung OpenGL ES driver team are both based in India (for good/worse quality).