With the PC market slowing dramatically, investors in companies such as Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are eager to see innovation and new directions, and with Microsoft, all observers have their eyes on Windows 8 sales, along with the company's foray into smartphones, with the Windows Phone. This year, the Windows Phone had a few sandbags, leaving it with only a very small market share, but in this video, Motley Fool tech and telecom analyst Eric Bleeker tells us why next year, we can almost certainly expect that market share to increase.
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About the Author
Eric Bleeker, CFA joined The Motley Fool at the height of the financial crisis in 2008. For the next four years he led the Fool's Tech & Telecom sector, both writing articles and providing feedback and ideas to writers. Today, Eric is the General Manager of Fool.com, but still enjoys writing a tech article or two from time to time. Follow @bleekertech
