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Android Hits 73% of Global Smartphone Market

Posted by timothy on from the skynet-at-low-altitude dept.

eldavojohn writes "Gartner's released a report on worldwide numbers of 2012 3Q phone sales and the staggering results posted from Android have caused people like IW's Eric Zeman to call for sanity. Keep in mind these are worldwide numbers, which might be less surprising when you realize that the biggest growth market of them all is China, which is more than 90% Android. It's time to face the facts and realize that Android now owns 73% of the worldwide smartphone market. While developers bicker over which platform is best for development and earnings, the people of the world may be making the choice based on just how inexpensive an Android smartphone can be. This same time last year, Gartner reported Android at 52.5% of market share and it now sits at 72.4% market share with over 122 million units sold worldwide."

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  1. If I was a greedyJew... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    If I was a greedy Jew, I would steal land and water from Palestinians, then methodically exterminate them for retaliating.

    But, then... I'm not a greedy Jew.

  2. APPLE STILL MAKES 90% OF SMARTPHONE CASH !! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Like a soup kitchen bragging about how good it is by how many come through its doors !!

    So just eat, eat, eat it !! Why don't you eat it !!

    1. Re:APPLE STILL MAKES 90% OF SMARTPHONE CASH !! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      > whining about Apple's dividends

      Why don't you let me know when Google starts paying a dividend, ok fuckwit.

  3. Re:Uhh, phones != profit... by YodasEvilTwin · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    And has anyone besides Samsung started profiting off their Android phones yet?