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Feature Phones Make Java ME, Not Android, the #2 Mobile Internet OS

Posted by timothy on from the feature-creature dept.

bonch writes "According to a report from NetApplications, which has measured browser usage data since 2004, Oracle's Java Mobile Edition has surpassed Android as the #2 mobile OS on the internet at 26.80%, with iOS at 46.57% and Android at 13.44%. And the trend appears to be growing. Java ME powers hundreds of millions of low-end 'feature phones' for budget buyers. In 2011, feature phones made up 60% of the install base in the U.S." Looking at the linked chart, it looks Java ME's been ahead of Android for all of 2011, too, except for the month of October.

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  1. Just another... by RyuuzakiTetsuya · · Score: 1, Troll

    Six months now.

    With these statistics, it's just damn clear that the average Android user isn't using their phones for anything but "dumb phone with nice screen+keyboard" activities.

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    1. Re:Just another... by AmiMoJo · · Score: -1, Troll

      Actually the article is complete bullshit because Android is not no. 2, it is the most popular mobile OS. There are more Android devices in the world than there are iOS devices, and their numbers have been increasing faster than any others since 2010.

      I can only assume that all the hate towards Android is because it is doing so well, otherwise people would just quietly let it die.

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  2. Yay! by assertation · · Score: 1, Troll

    Unashamed Java fanboy here. Yes!

    This must really burn up the haters.