Samsung continued to see growth in its market share. Although Samsung may not have performed well in terms of profit, it was gaining some traction in terms of market share.
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According to analysts, the reorganization in Microsoft would help it bounce back due to the change in its attitude towards competition.
YouTube generates around US$4 billion to US$5.6 billion of Google's total earnings. Google's YouTube was put into the background after the tech titan's new Nexus 7, Chromecast and Google Glass innovation.
Analysts said that Microsoft would not win against the currently fast growing chipmaker Qualcomm. Microsoft's struggles do not stop with its problems in the software industry because it also faces a tough rival in the hardware sector.
Analysts stated that the tablet industry took over the PC industry's shine and if Microsoft wanted to get back, it needs to focus on a mobile-computer enterprise.
Analysts said that Google would continue to increase its global market shares as Apple losses its shares due to the lack of immediate product launch.
Samsung reported not-good-enough profit, which could be a sign of market saturation. Samsung reported a record profit at KRW7. 8 trillion (US$7 billion).
Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer and COO Kevin Turner announced the company's next moves after a disastrous Surface RT charge.
Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer admitted that they built more Surface RT tablets than they could possibly sell.
Recent reports confirm that any Windows RT related gadgets are not selling at all. "We're not selling as many Windows devices as we want to," admitted Microsoft's Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer in a statement to The Verge.
