<p>The world’s largest software company, which makes operating systems for phones made by HTC Corp, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, Motorola Inc and others, is hoping to regain momentum in the fast-growing sector after a lackluster update to its mobile software in October. The overhaul of Microsoft’s phone technology comes as it haemorrhages market share in the burgeoning smartphone market, which many see as the key to the future of communication and media.<br /><br />Microsoft took just an 8.8 per cent of the global smartphone operating system market last year, according to technology analysis firm Canalys, down from 13.9 per cent the year before. It trails Symbian, the system used on Nokia phones, which has 47.2 per cent of the market, RIM’s BlackBerry with 20.8 percent and Apple’s iPhone with 15.1 per cent.</p>
<p>The world’s largest software company, which makes operating systems for phones made by HTC Corp, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, Motorola Inc and others, is hoping to regain momentum in the fast-growing sector after a lackluster update to its mobile software in October. The overhaul of Microsoft’s phone technology comes as it haemorrhages market share in the burgeoning smartphone market, which many see as the key to the future of communication and media.<br /><br />Microsoft took just an 8.8 per cent of the global smartphone operating system market last year, according to technology analysis firm Canalys, down from 13.9 per cent the year before. It trails Symbian, the system used on Nokia phones, which has 47.2 per cent of the market, RIM’s BlackBerry with 20.8 percent and Apple’s iPhone with 15.1 per cent.</p>