Gartner Predicts Android Most Popular Mobile OS By 2014

Posted by timothy on Sunday September 12, 2010 @02:02AM from the four-years-out dept.

mikesd81 writes "According to Gartner research firm, Google's Android smartphone operating system will in a single year have leapfrogged competitors like Apple's iPhone, Research in Motion's Blackberry and Microsoft Windows phones in global popularity, and will challenge Nokia to become the world's most popular mobile OS by 2014. Gartner says that the explosive growth of Android will give it 17.7% of world wide sales by the end of 2010. ... Analysts also say there are number of things that could derail Android's growth, including Oracle's lawsuit over Java patents."

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Re:Thank you editors by Abcd1234 · 2010-09-12 02:40 · Score: 0, Troll

Given Gartner are Microsoft shills, this pronouncement should hardly be surprising given the sheer amount of Win7 mobile hype we've been seeing lately. Hell, I'm surprised it took them this long...
Re:Is symbian even used? by Joce640k · 2010-09-12 03:34 · Score: 0, Troll

Only in America would this be modded "insightful"...

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