Microsoft broke out it’s iOS 5 user base by device in the chart below. It’s interesting but not surprising to see the majority of the iOS 5 user base is using an iPhone 4 or 4S.

Image Credit Windows Live Blog Microsoft re-emphasized the popularity of its webmail service on its 15th anniversary where it mentioned Microsoft’s continued investment into the service by introducing new features like Active Sync for Mobile devices including easy setup on the iOS devices, significant UI enhancement for Hotmail, HTTPS support, an Outlook 2010 connector and a significant performance update. Microsoft may be playing catch-up overall on the mobile hardware arena however with billions in cash, record profits, millions if not billions of customers and key alliances – I’m going to guess Microsoft is no where near rolling over and as a consumer, I for one am glad. Competition drives innovation and overall better services and prices for the consumer. Let the battle begin!

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