RIM, Windows Mobile and Symbian marketshare are looking worse according to Nielsen

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famousringo said:

Even in Finland, carriers are undermining the Lumia.

Why do the carriers promote Android over Windows Phone? Because Android gives the carriers power. They can slap their brand on the device, they can preload promotional apps, they can block or allow updates and modify the software as they see fit. Windows Phone takes all that away. The author of that article also points out that carriers hate the competitive threat of Skype, so there's another black mark.

The biggest challenge for Windows Phone is to either convince carriers to stop fighting it, or to get consumers so excited abut the product that the carriers won't matter.

1. Android requires less phone memory allowing the phones to pack more in and still have more left for the customer

2. Android doesn't charge carriers to use its product.  The advertising model that was mentioned may just be the better idea.

3. Android has waaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy more apps, so the carriers will know that they will get a lot more money by encouraging android sales