- IDC's Q2 smartphone shipment figures indicate Windows Phone (NASDAQ:MSFT) was the #2 smartphone OS in Latin America, behind Android but ahead of iOS. (PR)
- Microsoft notes WP was ranked second in Mexico, Colombia, and Peru, and third in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile.
- IDC previously announced Windows Phone, hurt by small U.S. and Chinese shares, only accounted for 3.7% of global Q2 shipments.
- Microsoft and Nokia (NYSE:NOK) have reported in the past WP is seeing healthy traction in various emerging markets in Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Southeast Asia.
- The iPhone's high unsubsidized prices (even the iPhone 4 goes for ~$450) have hurt its emerging markets share. In the case of Brazil, tariffs have also played a role.
- Separately, Delta Airlines is giving its 19K+ flight attendants Lumia 820s to use for customer interaction. Delta is also buying Microsoft's Dynamics retail mobile point-of-sale software platform.