Mar 11
More Numbers Point to Android Gains on the iPhone
Posted in: Android, BlackBerry, Google, iPhone, Microsoft, palm, Smartphones, Today's Chili
Industry research firm comScore has unveiled the latest round of wireless industry numbers, and it’s looking better and better for Google’s smartphone OS.
Over the past three months, Android’s share of the U.S. market shot up from 2.8 percent to 7.1 percent of mobile subscribers, a 154 percent increase, according to Fortune. In comparison, Apple grew from 24.8 percent to 25.1 percent; obviously that’s many more customers to begin with, but the numbers are still telling. RIM also grew from 41.3 percent to 43 percent.
If RIM and Apple are staying put, relatively speaking, it’s Microsoft and Palm that have the most to fear. Microsoft dropped from 19.7 percent to 15.7 percent of mobile subscribers, while Palm slid from 7.8 percent to 5.7 percent.
Since these numbers reflect mobile subscribers rather than sales, I’d guess that Microsoft and Palm are both losing subscriber share as people abandon their older WinMo and Palm OS devices for shiny new BlackBerry, iPhone, and Android handsets.
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