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Android Outsells iPhone In Last 6 Months

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the more-competing-please dept.

tomhudson writes "Despite all the hype about Apple's latest iPhone, Android has sold more in the last 6 months (27% of all smartphone sales) than Apple (23%). The gains for Android are coming at the expense of RIM (still #1 at 33%, down from 45% a year ago), Windows Mobile (11%, down from 20%) and the iPhone (down from 34% at it's peak 6 months ago). If the current trend continues, Android is expected to be #1 within the year."

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  1. Re:Bring tha hate, bring tha noise! by Mongoose+Disciple · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, the iPhone wasn't even close to being the #1 Smartphone in the US. That honor goes to Blackberry. So why compare to Apple? Ah, because it's cool to hate on Apple.

    Slightly different markets. People have Blackberries for business, mostly. iPhones and Android phones are more personal consumer use products.

    If we're going to ignore the business/personal distinction, then I'm going to hate on Macs for doing terribly in the business server market. You just can't win! :)

  2. Re:I wonder how this factors in... by nedlohs · · Score: 3, Funny

    And I work for a large Fortune-500 company.

    Are there any small Fortune-500 companies? What definition of "small" covers, "we have annual revenues in excess of $4 billion"?