Interesting Links for 14-06-2013

[andrewducker]

• Scan predicts whether therapy or meds will best lift depression
  (tags: neuroscience psychology depression )
• Who are the most popular Dr Who companions/villains of all time?
  (tags: poll drwho )
• Supreme Court blocks patenting of genomic DNA
  (tags: law genetics win patents )
• The House of Commons continues to behave like spoiled six-year-olds
  (tags:

Comments

[steer]

I think, at least as far as mobile is concerned, for MS and Nokia the strategy is "huddling together to conserve remaining body heat and hoping rescue arrives soon."

[andrewducker]

Believe it or not, their share went up in the last year:
http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/16/windows-phone-jumps-to-third-in-global-smartphone-market-share-and-could-be-second-faster-than-you-think/

Still only 3%, but twice as many phones as Q1 2012.

Edit: That's Windows Phone. Nokia sold less smartphones than last year.

[steer]

A fair point -- but anything other than up would have been disaster. I'm amazed by "above blackberry" though. Did not think Blackberry would collapse quite so fast.

[anton_p_nym]

I find that a great pity; wish I could disagree.

-- Steve loves his Lumia.

[ggreig]

At a recent development event in Edinburgh, I think I recall the presenter claiming 7% in the UK. Afraid I don't know the source of that number, if I've remembered it correctly, but it could reflect Nokia's popularity here (relative to the US, for example).

I have now seen other people on the bus with a Windows Phone, so I know it's not just me!

[ggreig]

Found a couple of sites quoting the 7% figure in public; apparently it's 7% of all phones sold in the UK during the first quarter this year. It's doing relatively well in the UK, Italy and France - relative to a low base, of course.