Speaking of operating system, there are only three giants: iOS, Android and Windows. However, Windows is clearly weaker and less popular when compared to others. Will Microsoft Windows Phone survive after this intense competition? Let’s have a look at the article to find out!
Microsoft Windows Phone are coming to an end: the signals
We all know game Minecraft is one of the big deals on smartphone devices. It has been on top of PlayStore and Appstore for a long time. One thing you should know is this game is developed by Mojang which is owned by Microsoft. This is probably the reason why the game is making to be fitted for Windows Phone. However, Minecraft Pocket Edition on Windows Phone is now no longer receive updates and patches.
It is reported that because the playtime on the game is so little. It means people who install it on their Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 devices don’t spend much time on playing it and not willing to pay to continue playing. Thus, this is obviously not a big market to keep investing in. In spite of not receiving the updates and patches, Windows Phone users still can download the app on the marketplace.
The Minecraft game might be just an app and not a big thing in a thousand of apps which are now available on Windows phones. However, it can be the very first signal of Microsoft Windows Phone bigger problem. In 2016, the market share of Windows phone fell from 1.2% down to extremely low 0.3% and Windows phone definitely should be alert to this symptom.
Microsoft Windows Phone are coming to an end: round-up
As we can see, Windows Phone clearly need more users to keep surviving. On the other hand, users need more variable and interesting apps to satisfy their entertaining requirements. Especially, the operating system market is now really severe, Android and Apple are almost two undefeatable rivals. Therefore, Microsoft should fix this problem as soon as possible and make something new to shake the Windows phone market up again!