Microsoft share in India software market fell to 25 percent in 2014 from 26 percent in 2013, said Gartner recently.
On the other hand, the growth in India software market share of Oracle, IBM and SAP was flat.
Oracle has software market share of 13 percent.
IBM has 12 percent share in India software market. The share of SAP in Indian software market is 8 percent.
Gartner recently said that India software revenue grew 8.3 percent to $4 billion in 2014.
“The enterprise software marketplace is dynamic and ever-changing. Its growth and structure are being shaped by the factors and forces of decentralized purchasing, consumerization and mobility, influence of emerging markets, cloud-based implementations, and new consumption models,” said Bhavish Sood, research director at Gartner.
The main driver for increased IT adoption is the appreciation of IT as an enabler for business change. Indian enterprises will continue to invest in IT to improve productivity and drive enterprise growth by delivering operational results, while reducing costs and attracting and retaining customers, said Gartner.
Among the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), India software market experienced the highest growth rate.
Apart from mega vendors, the ecosystem of product startups is driving software adoption through their low cost products.
Baburajan K
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