1.5 million Windows 7 phones sold in first six weeks after introduction in the Market

1.5 million Windows 7 phones sold in six weeks.12/22/2010 Microsoft released its first sales figures on Tuesday for new Windows Phone 7 smart phones, saying more than 1.5 million of the handsets were sold by manufacturers in the first six weeks.

Microsoft are pleased that phone manufacturers sold over 1.5 million phones in the first six weeks, which helps build customer momentum and retail presence.
Microsoft unveiled the latest version of its mobile phone operating system in October as it seeks to claw back lost market share from Apple's iPhone, the Blackberry and devices powered by Google's Android software.South Korea's Samsung and LG Electronics, Taiwan's HTC and US computer giant Dell are among the companies manufacturing Windows Phone 7 handsets.The new device launched in Europe and the Asia Pacific region on October 21 and in the United States and Canada on November 8.Several more mobile operators around the world will introduce Windows Phone 7 on their network in 2011 and we will have a broader portfolio of devices from phone manufacturers at different price points.
more than 18,000 software Technology developers were making applications for Windows Phone 7 handsets and 4,000 applications were currently available.Microsoft's share of the global mobile operating system market will fall to 4.7 percent this year from 8.7 percent last year, according to a technology research firm.

Google's new Chrome OS to cut PC prices

Google has launched a test version of the Chrome OS, its much-awaited and delayed internet-centric operating system that analysts say could make the personal computer cheaper by up to 25% in India.
An operating system makes up for roughly a fifth, and in many cases a fourth, of a PC's cost. For this reason, experts expect a fall in computer prices in 2011 because the Google OS is free. For example, a Rs 22,000 PC shipped from an original equipment maker costs as much because it comes with an operating system priced at nearly Rs 4,000. Likewise, a Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic version costing Rs 5,690 and the Windows 7 Ultimate at Rs 11,190 add to PC prices.
"Google Chrome Technology is bound to bring down PC costs, given that it will be open source and will not have associated licensing fees," says Pankaj Arora, Managing Director of Protiviti Consulting..The price factor apart, users of the Chrome OS computers can also look forward to other benefits. For starters, they do not have to install software. Rather, the PCs rely on applications delivered over the internet, making it easy for users to access files and applications from any machine.
Chrome ideal for people on the move.The thchnology which used in Chrome PCs also start up quickly, taking users to a browser within 10 seconds after booting. "The Chrome is ideal for an increasing number of people who need to access or record information in their daily work, but are seldom at a desk with a PC and ethernet connection," says tech consultancy Ovum. Though aimed at netbooks,so the Technology which is used to become lightweight Chrome can support desktops and laptops as well because it runs on both X86 (Intel Pentium, Atom family) as well as the ARM chip systems. Besides Google features such as Docs for spreadsheets, presentations and word processors as well as Reader for PDF documents, users can hook up with common accessories such as calculator and tabs for Facebook, YouTube and built-in security features via a browser.
Google first announced Chrome OS in July 2009 along with plans to sell netbooks running the software from the second half of 2010. Tuesday's news conference in San Francisco at which the internet giant began distributing a limited number of PC models running the software does not mean that users are about to lay their hands on the Chrome OS. Google's inability to go beyond a test version means that customers are staring at a further delay.