Europe is ground zero for Windows Phone’s surge

Europe is ground zero for Windows Phone’s surge:
Microsoft's mobile platform has made some impressive gains over the last year and the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel show that Windows Phone's market share has passed the 10% barrier across Europe's five biggest markets, a huge improvement from a year ago when it accounted for under 5% of smartphones sold across the U.K., France, Germany, Spain and Italy. Windows Phone sales have gotten a big boost in Europe thanks to the efforts of Nokia, which has long been a popular brand in the Eurozone and which this year released some top-notch handsets such as the Lumia 1020 alongside some very competitive budget handsets such as the Lumia 520.

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