Microsoft ready to spend a lumpsum to develop Windows Phone with manufacturers

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There are countless billions at Microsoft! Among those invited to the dance, Samsung, Sony and Huawei may well be the best riders.
Rumors has since spread to other manufacturers: Microsoft reportedly offered huge sums to Samsung, Sony and Huawei so they released a new smarpthone Windows Phone 8 in during the year. According to blogger "influential" Eldar Murtazin, Samsung touch $ 1.2 billion, 500 million Sony and Huawei 600 million. Additional 300 million have been offered to other manufacturers of lesser importance, without being cited.

Huge numbers, which have also been quickly challenged by Frank X Shaw, director of communications at Microsoft. If one admits that his company is the "co-marketing" with manufacturers, he said nonetheless that the amounts raised by Mutarzin are totally fantastic, without giving further details. Understandably, as it seems difficult for Microsoft to detail what kind of strategy, which has ultimately nothing really shocking, as it is actually quite common in the environment.

source: NDTV

Sales of consoles in the United States set a new record

New Year sale consoles broke a record in December gamers purchased a quarter more consoles than a year earlier. This breakthrough came with the release of new devices from Microsoft and Sony. While the two giants in the fight wins Japanese company with its Playstation 4.

Sales of consoles in the U.S. in December rose by 28% compared with the previous year and amounted to 1.37 billion dollars, according to the NPD Group. The last time more money on consoles gamers spent only in December 2010 (1.84 billion dollars). The rapid growth of the December sales provided output consoles Xbox One of Microsoft and Playstation 4 from Sony. "The new console from Microsoft and Sony started superbly. Xbox led sales in December, but after two months from the date of commencement of sales leader is Playstation 4 "- Bloomberg said NPD analyst Liam Callahan. On store shelves Playstation 4 Received 15 November and the end of December Sony managed to sell 4.3 million of its consoles, while Microsoft, whose console came out a week later - 3 million total for 2013 consoles were sold by 4 $ 26 billion

At the same time of the struggle between the producers of consoles, in fact, eliminated the Japanese Nintendo. For the fiscal year Nintendo expects losses of $ 240 million company failed to interest gamers their game console Wii U and was forced to cut its sales forecast - from 9 million to 2.8 million units over the same period. Nintendo also lowered expectations and popularity of the portable console 3DS - from 18 million to 13.5 million units. One of the main reasons for the failure - competition from smartphones and tablets. "In the video game market is increasingly moving smartphones and tablets. Nintendo needs to change its business model. This is a structural problem, "- said the chief fund manager at Ichiyoshi Asset Management Mitsucige Aquino.

By 2017, analysts expect the share of video game consoles on the market will grow from 31 to 40%, and the segment - from 53.9 billion to 73.8 billion dollars in the same time, portable consoles such as Nintendo's 3DS and PSVita from Sony, will lose its popularity. Their share will fall from 22 to 13%. Nevertheless, in the future Sony and Microsoft will compete not only among themselves but also with tablets and smartphones. The success of this generation of consoles will determine what kind of platform for consumers choose games - consoles or tablets "- analyst Laurent Michaud IDATE.

It is expected that in the period from 2013 to 2017 mobile games sector will grow by an average of 11.4% per year. "In the tablet game easier and more affordable. Tablet, as well as the console becomes the center of home entertainment. In addition, it is also entertainment on the road. This has contributed to the explosive growth of tablet market games, "- said RBC daily head of digital content J'son & Partners Consulting Oleg Drones. However, the percentage of intersection of the audience that plays on tablets and on consoles, not so big that producers noticed competition, rather both types of devices complement each other, says Mr. Drones.

Sony could sell a Windows Phone 8 model in 2014???

According to rumors, Sony and Microsoft are negotiating to unveil a range of mobile Windows Phone. The Japanese manufacturer would be in discussion with Microsoft. Sony may offer mobile Windows Phone, as did Samsung or Huawei.

Sony is in negotiations with Microsoft to develop a range of smartphones that runs on Windows. A prototype is even being manufactured according to rumors. Sony is yet used to develop Android smartphones with its Xperia range. Sony could offer a smartphone WP for emerging markets. We only know few details about the negotiations between Microsoft and the Sony.

Xperia Pop, an prototype Sony's Windows Phone ?

Sony could thus expand the range of its smartphones and regain market share. Other manufacturers are engaged in the production of smartphones running Windows Phone. Additionally Nokia is the leader in WP, there is also Samsung and Huawei. ZTE, Acer, Dell and HTC have not continued to develop Windows smartphones. But Sony could get into the race. Sales of the Xperia range are doing well but it would be possible to consider emerging markets and developing a further range. Recall that Windows Phone is the third OS after iOS and Android. Sony was contacted there about a year and showed hesitation, it would be more interested at present to work with the Microsoft group of companies.

The Windows 8 reached 2.8% share of the desktop operating

The latest statistics show that Windows eight continue to steadily gain share in the pie of operating systems, while Windows stabilize the 7th .

The latest figures from Net Applications relating to the February show how Windows 8 reached 2.79% (from 2.36%) of the installed base of computers worldwide.

Windows 7 is increased by 0.07% in their share which is at 44.55% , after the previous month had lost 0.63%, which occurred for the first time since their launch.

The Windows 8 might not have the penetration that would like the Microsoft, especially after the period offer , valid until the end of January, which, however, apparently responsible for the decline of Windows 7 that occurred in January.

The percentage of computers running Windows, located in 91.62% of the Mac OS to be at 7.17% and Linux at 1.21%

The information was derived from Net Applications visits 160 million unique users worldwide in 40.000 websites.

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