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Android Passes Symbian As Most-Shipped Mobile Platform
nk497 writes "Symbian is no longer the most-shipped mobile platform, with Android finally knocking Nokia's OS out of the number one position. Manufacturers shipped 32.9 million Android devices in Q4 of last year, compared to 31 million Symbian devices, according to Canalys. That gives Google a 33% share of the global mobile market, over 31% for Nokia's Symbian. 'It's gone from nowhere to number one in the space of two years, which is pretty impressive,' Canalys analyst Pete Cunningham said, predicting Android would double its growth rate this year."
wake me up when android phones on vibrate pass sybian's market share.
Do you even lift?
These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.
I agree. I also have to question whether any of these Android fans have ever developed or used it. The API's suck, performance sucks, and almost any Android implementation shipped has bizarre shortcomings and bugs. I don't like Symbian, but I'd pick it over Android any day.
I develop for Android professionally, but replaced an Android phone (a Milestone) with a Samsung bada one (Samsung Wave) without ever looking back. I'd use an HTC HD2 without hesitation if the models with support for AT&T bands were remotely affordable.