Microsoft closing in on PalmSource
C|Net | at | by Mike
The first quarter of 2004 saw Microsoft heading for an all-out assault on PalmSource in the global market for handheld operating systems. PalmSource, the market leader, closed the quarter with a whopping 20.7 percent drop in market share, according to initial data released Friday by research firm Gartner.
Gartner's report found that the market share held by Palm's operating system slipped to 40.7 percent, while the Windows CE market share grew by 5 percent to 40.2 percent. Microsoft licensees have been steadily chipping away at the Palm OS lead since 2000, when Microsoft accounted for 11 percent of the market for handhelds.