Windows Phone 7 to surpass Apple’s iOS market share

New recent reports have suggested that by 2015 Windows Phone 7 may overtake Apple’s iOS market share. The reports, which are a massive shot in the dark as per usual unless said researchers have a time machine, come from IHS and they reckon’ by 2012 Android will hold the most market share, followed by Windows Phone, followed by iOS and then other offerings such as RIM’s OS next in line. For reference, see the chart by IHS below.

According to IHS, their research has been strongly based on Nokia’s ever increasing support for Microsoft’s mobile operating system platform, and they are also hinting that Nokia will snatch up a lot of their lost market share, too.

“Largely based on Nokia’s strong support, Windows Phone is set to regain the No. 2 rank in the smartphone operating system in 2015. Finnish-based Nokia in 2009 lost its second-place worldwide ranking because of rising competition from Google Inc.’s Android and Apple Inc.’s iOS.”

Source: IHS iSuppli