
If you look up the definition of the word "freefall," you might find a picture of Microsoft's once mighty PC dominance.
Since 2008, Microsoft’s share of personal computing devices plummeted from a formerly commanding 90% all the way down to 33%.
And it doesn't look like the floor has been reached yet.
Horace Dediu of Asymco is out with a new report that shows how different today's market is from where it was 60 months ago. Back in 2008, Windows PCs represented nearly 90% of all computing devices. But with the emergence of iOS- and Android-powered devices, Microsoft hasn't enjoyed those lofty levels ever since the mobile revolution began in earnest.
Gartner reported that PC shipments totaled 80.3 million units in Q3. Subtracting an estimated 4.4 million Macs yields an estimated 75.9 million Windows PCs. This total is lower than the total shipped in the same period of 2008.
Source: Horace Dediu of Asymco
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