With Instagram and Vine, is Windows Phone 'turning a corner'?

Instagram has finally arrived for Windows Phone, and for Microsoft it's a very big deal. The app has been the touchstone example for the platform's issues getting first-party titles. However, Instagram on Windows Phone lacks support to record video, making it an example of a different sort: Microsoft is doing better getting apps, but there's still a ways to go before the ecosystem reaches full parity with iOS and Android.

Microsoft claims Windows Phone is finally on the rise, thanks in part to apps like Instagram. After three years of sales, its mobile OS is starting to make a dent in the smartphone market. Nokia’s own Lumia sales hit a record of 8.8 million in the latest quarter, and IDC reports that Windows Phone shipments have...

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