Analysts said there's nothing wrong with Apple grabbing the silver medal since it also took a third of the global market share.
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Microsoft features company growth on Windows 8 tiles
Microsoft launched Microsoft by the Numbers that features a summary of the company from sales of licenses to consumed pizza slices.
Nokia accounts for 81% of all Windows Phone shipments
Nokia Corp accounted for 81% of all the Windows Phone shipments allowing Windows Phone to increase its market share to 3.7%.
Nuance Communications gains as Carl Icahn expands stake
Nuance Communications recorded its highest price since May after Carl Icahn reportedly increased his stake in the speech recognition software developer.
Japanese insurance company moves 30,000 PCs to Windows 8 tablets
Meiji Yasuda, Fujitsu and Microsoft Japan would all team up to upgrade 30,000 Windows XP computers to tablets running Windows 8 operating system.
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Microsoft launched a new tool that would help it increase the number of apps in its mobile platform.
Analysts said that if Nintendo's sales continue to drop, it would need to consider putting its games in app stores.
The price cut in Microsoft's Surface Pro tablet would apply in several countries, but not in the UK.
Microsoft cut the Surface pro tablet's price by US$100 after the tech giant revealed that marketing the tablet cost more than the earnings it brought in.
Windows 8 was still behind Windows 7 because adapting to new operating system would cost corporation a lot of time.
Microsoft expressed its concern regarding the "Spying on Kiwis" Bill during a committee meet last Thursday.
The tech titan was forced to rename its "SkyDrive" cloud service after losing a court battle in the United Kingdom.
Microsoft and Steve Sinofsky's entered into a "non-disparage" agreement. Steeve Sinofsky, a former chief of Windows, entered into a "non-disparage" agreement with Microsoft.
Microsoft revealed that it earned US$835 million from Surface tablets since the products' debut last fall.
