Your weekly dose of Android growth news is here! Another week,
another increase of Android; this time detailed by comScore and focused
on the U.S. market. Thus, we find that the mobile platform from Google
did not stop growing while the iOS also distanced itself from the
BlackBerry OS. The remaining contenders to the top 5 lost market shares
in the month of May.
As for the Android, the OS gained an additional share of 1.7%,
bringing it to the nice figure of 38.4% in the United States. As a
result, it wouldn’t be a surprise if in the next set of figures
published by ComScore, Google would own 40% of the U.S. smartphone
market by then. On the other hand, Apple’s iOS is already at
considerable distance with 26.6%, following an increase of 0.6%, most
probably due to the contribution of the Verizon version of the iPhone.
Unfortunately, RIM doesn’t have a very successful year as the BlackBerry OS is falling slowly but surely and losing 1% of its share in May, bringing the total to 24.7%. If we think about it, RIM does not seem such a fierce rival for Android. The reason is simple. RIM will support the Android applications on the PlayBook tablet and in the future, this support will be extended to its QNX terminals. Regarding the evolution of Microsoft, the Redmond company lost 0.9% of its market share with Windows Phone / Mobile, reaching 5.8%.
The strategy that will bring Microsoft’s huge success seems to involve the “hunting” of Android’s partners and Nokia seems so far the strongest name on the list. That until the Finns will give in and will run the Android applications… and not just on the MeeGo and N9 terminals. For the moment, going after Android OEMs is the company’s last option.
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Unfortunately, RIM doesn’t have a very successful year as the BlackBerry OS is falling slowly but surely and losing 1% of its share in May, bringing the total to 24.7%. If we think about it, RIM does not seem such a fierce rival for Android. The reason is simple. RIM will support the Android applications on the PlayBook tablet and in the future, this support will be extended to its QNX terminals. Regarding the evolution of Microsoft, the Redmond company lost 0.9% of its market share with Windows Phone / Mobile, reaching 5.8%.
The strategy that will bring Microsoft’s huge success seems to involve the “hunting” of Android’s partners and Nokia seems so far the strongest name on the list. That until the Finns will give in and will run the Android applications… and not just on the MeeGo and N9 terminals. For the moment, going after Android OEMs is the company’s last option.
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