Windows Central adds:
None of this should be surprising. Not only have there been very few high-end Windows Phones in the last two years, but carriers have also been reluctant to sell or promote those devices in the face of Apple’s iPhone and Samsung for Android (not to mention the likes of HTC, LG, and others).
One thing that is clear, though, is that Windows Phone users left en masse during the holiday season. What exactly drove that shift is up for debate, though factors like expiring carrier contracts and tempting sales of competing devices likely compounded general dissatisfaction with the OS and the lack of an available Windows Phone upgrade path that many users face.
As for what Microsoft makes of its Windows Phone disappointment, CEO Satya Nadella last month tried to downplay Windows Phone’s failure by articulating that Microsoft “is already trying to get to a world where the device matters less than the services it is accessing.”
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