Microsoft says that China has overtaken Apple's 1%

At the largest market in the world, in China, the share of smartphone operating system Windows Phone continues to grow, news reports Electronista.

 

Apparently, in the near future China will become a center of confrontation largest manufacturers of smartphones and mobile platforms. However, those of them who gave preference to Android, have nothing to fear - and so they are in the lead.

But Microsoft is very proud to be able to beat with its Windows Phone to Apple by 1%. At least that's what's chief operating officer, said the Chinese branch of Microsoft, Michel van der Bel. According to him, to date, Windows Phone takes about 7%, and iOS - about 6% of the market of "smart" phones Celestial.

"We just started," - said Michel van der Bel, adding that the combined efforts of the WP-smart phones and tablets running Windows 8 will be even more effective.

However, Microsoft would be better off not really hoping for a low cost Nokia smartphones based on Windows Phone, because there have been reports about the imminent beginning of the partnership Apple and China Mobile. The latter is the largest mobile operator in the world with a subscriber base of 655 million people.

Of course, the outcome of the negotiations will be known much later. Nevertheless, the struggle for China manufacturers of mobile devices is heating up.