Android market share makes a quantum leap

By Edwin Kee on 11/10/2010, filed in Home > CellPhones

Why do you think that Google’s Android operating system has made such a splash in the world, eating up market share like nobody’s business despite being fragmented across multiple handsets from different manufacturers? According to Gartner’s third quarter smartphone data, Android has a 25.5% slice of worldwide smartphone sales, helping it achieve the second operating system spot right behind Symbian. Apple’s iOS had a drop compared to last year, touching 16.6% this time around. While Symbian might be at the top for this year at 36.6%, that position is being threatened by those below since Symbian hasn’t lost its position as the best thing since sliced bread for quite some time already.

Android: Android is the mobile operating system from Google. The software was originally built by a company called Android Inc, that was purchased by Google in 2005. From its modest debuts, Android has become a powerhouse that powers not only smartphones and tablet, but a host of other less high-profile devices and gadgets. Although Android is not a community-driven project, Google does release the source code as open-source under the Apache license. You can follow Ubergizmo on Android with Google Currents.

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