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Six weeks after its launch, the software is being well embraced by phone makers.<\/p>\n

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 has been well received by Smartphone users worldwide since its launch in October, offering over 4,000 apps.<\/p>\n

It also allows control of home automation systems using the mobile software. <\/p>\n

It is seen as a last ditch effort by the software giants to get a foothold in a phone industry dominated by the likes Apple and Google. <\/p>\n

“If Windows 7 Phone smartphone sold in large enough volume, then Microsoft deserve continued fighting in the global smartphone market. However, if the smartphone windows 7 Phone was not sold, then Microsoft should forget about the smartphone market for ever,” said Ovum analyst Tony Cripps earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Microsoft have seen their share of the Smartphone market slip from over 50% over the past few years. <\/p>\n

“We know we have tough competition, and this is a completely new product,” says Achim Berg, Microsoft’s Business VP for Windows Phones, who revealed the figures on the company website. <\/p>\n

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HTC, Dell, Samsung and LG are all to offer the Windows 7-basedsoftware on their Smartphone devices, selling 1.5 million to makers so far and other brands to follow suit in the New Year, according to Berg. <\/p>\n

“It’s a different kind of phone, fast and easy.”<\/p>\n

The software has been well received by consumers, say Microsoft, with the overall software user experience seen as ‘very positive’.<\/p>\n

“We’re in the race – it’s not a sprint but we are certainly gaining momentum and we’re in it for the long run.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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