The writing’s been on the wall for a long time now, but Gartner’s latest report has confirmed that Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform, as well as BlackBerry OS, have worn out their welcome. While global smartphone sales grew by nearly 4 percent in the first quarter of this year, Windows Phone’s market share dipped from 2.5 percent in Q1 2015 to 0.7 percent in Q1 2016. BlackBerry’s share shrunk by half to 0.2 percent in the same time frame. It’s hardly surprising, especially in BlackBerry’s case. The company said last October that it had no plans to schedule releases of new…
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