Windows Phone Losing, Badly

Momentum is everything for smartphone platforms. Windows seems to be losing it: http://t.co/xSbebhOYdK via @tgryta
— Drew FitzGerald (@DrewFitzGerald) August 14, 2014

Windows Phone market share peaked a year ago, and has slipped back to 2.5%. pic.twitter.com/gOnamRC28k
— Shira Ovide (@ShiraOvide) August 14, 2014

If You Haven't Seen A Windows Phone Lately, It's Because They're Practically Disappearing: "Neither Microsoft nor Nokia can hide from the very, very ugly truth. Windows Phone is failing miserably to gain any important traction despite tremendous marketing support. It’s true that globally, Nokia’s Lumia line set a record with 7.4 million units sold in the quarter. But those numbers mask the grim reality. First, North American sales actually fell to just 500,000 units. Second, average selling prices actually fell almost 20% from the prior quarter. To boost sales, Nokia has become a low-end smartphone maker..."

Lenovo first quarter net profit climbs 23 percent as smartphone sales surge | Reuters: "Lenovo's core PC business, which still accounts for roughly 82 percent of sales, continued to tighten its grip on the market despite a prolonged decline in the broader industry. Lenovo's laptop sales rose 12 percent over the year while global laptop shipments fell 3.7 percent, the company said. The company this year struck agreements to acquire IBM's low-end server unit and Motorola's handset business from Google Inc. Both deals hinge on U.S. regulatory approval, which analysts say could come as early as the third quarter of 2014."

Do You Really Need Microsoft Office Anymore? - WSJ: "Word, Excel and PowerPoint Alternatives From Google and Apple Have Many of the Same Features...."


Wall Street Journal
Amazon Unveils Mobile-Payments Service for Local Shops
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CNNMoney
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ITProPortal
Google goes DARPA
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Bloomberg
Facebook to Track Users Across Devices to Study Shopping Habits
Bloomberg
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Daily Mail
The Real Reason Facebook Is Forcing You To Download Messenger
Huffington Post
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The Guardian
Orwell estate hits back at Amazon's corporate 'doublespeak'
The Guardian
George Orwell: 'If other publishers had any sense they would combine against [Penguin] and suppress them.' 

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