Apple’s roll continues as the firm has now passed Nokia (and Samsung which looks to move into the number 2 slot) for the top-spot in the Mobile / Smartphone space. This is not only bad news for Nokia but by extension for Microsoft as the company pinned their (essentially convoluted) Windows Phone 7 (or whatever it is being called this quarter) aspirations on their partnership with the (now) former market leader.
Long story short; a lot can happen by the time that the first Microsoft / Nokia-phones are released (projected to be late this year and/or in early 2012) and by the time that date arrives… the iPhone 5 should be out; Android’s latest OS will probably also be the next iteration of Gingerbread; Samsung will probably have newer models within the marketplace (certainly in S. Korea at a minimum) and, HTC will in all probability continue their rapid ascent… all of which do not bode well for Nokia / Microsoft.
From Tuaw: http://goo.gl/IKBEx