“The world’s third largest wireless operator, China Unicom, has today announced an alliance with Microsoft’s Windows Phone to help boost sales and provide more innovative Windows Phone devices in the Chinese market, reports the China Daily.
According to Analysys International, a Beijing-based research firm, Windows Phone holds less than 3 percent of the market in China, whereas Android came away with a 72 percent share in the third quarter of this year.
This comes at a big time for China Unicom, who seems to be racking up orders for the iPhone 5. This also allows Windows Phone a competitive foothold alongside such a strong Chinese carrier, which boasts over 70 million subscribers.
Here’s what Microsoft’s Chief Operating Officer Steven Turner had to say about it at a news briefing in Beijing:
If you enjoy the content at iBankCoin, please follow us on TwitterChina is the No 1 market worldwide in terms of PC, tablet, mobile and Internet users. It is a very exciting place. We believe there is a great opportunity across the country to provide new business models to partners, new technologies to developers and best services to customers….”
chu would still have been nothing without appl and bidu back in 09.while chu was a dinosaur of chinese land lines only.until appl came to their rescue,thru bidu, who acted as the arbitor for chu to move into the wireless sector. so microsoft to make the same play…….copycat at best.
yep. but they must try to be viable