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iOS and Android Combined For Record 99% of Smartphone Sales Last Quarter (macrumors.com)
An anonymous reader writes: The research firm Gartner has crunched some numbers and found that Android and iOS accounted for a record 99.1% worldwide market share in the second calendar quarter of 2016, which is compared to 96.8% in the year-ago period. What some may view as even more shocking is that Android accounted for 86.2% of the market share in the second quarter, up from 82.2% a year ago. Meanwhile, iOS lost some ground as it dropped to 12.9% market share from 14.6% in the year-ago period. It's no surprise that Windows and BlackBerry have been losing market share. They dropped to 0.6% and 0.1% market share worldwide respectively. Just six years ago, BlackBerry and Symbian operating systems were industry leaders. Now, they're industry losers. Which third-party operating system has what it takes to take on the establishment?
Actually if you look at the Gartner numbers (broken out by brand), you will see that Android owns the low end market with off brands. If you just compare Samsung vs Apple at the high end, it is about 63% to 37%. So while still a commanding lead, it isn't the overwhelming majority when you consider Apple's target customer base.