Android piles on its U.S. smartphone market share ->
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alphadogg writes "Popularity of the Google Android mobile operating system is showing no signs of slowing down, with the OS being found in 44% of smartphones purchased during Q3.
This is according to separate studies released Monday by market watchers NPD http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2010/10/31/4726684/0_NPDQ3SPOSChart1011.pdf and Canalys. http://canalys.com/pr/2010/r2010111.html
What’s more, Android’s gain (up 11% since Q2) has come largely at the expense of RIM BlackBerries, according to NPD. The RIM OS share of the market fell from 28% to 22%, allowing Apple iOS smartphones to take over the No. 2 position in the U.S. consumer smartphone market with a 23% share (the iPhone 4 was the top selling consumer mobile phone in Q3 in the United States, followed by the BlackBerry Curve 8500 series). Canalys pegged Apple’s share at No. 2 as well, with 26.2%, ahead of RIM’s 24.2%.
“Much of Android’s quarterly share growth came at the expense of RIM, rather than Apple,” said Ross Rubin, executive director of industry analysis for NPD, in a statement. “The HTC EVO 4G, Motorola Droid X, and other new high-end Android devices have been gaining momentum at carriers that traditionally have been strong RIM distributors, and the recent introduction of the BlackBerry Torch has done little to stem the tide.”"
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This is according to separate studies released Monday by market watchers NPD http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2010/10/31/4726684/0_NPDQ3SPOSChart1011.pdf and Canalys. http://canalys.com/pr/2010/r2010111.html
What’s more, Android’s gain (up 11% since Q2) has come largely at the expense of RIM BlackBerries, according to NPD. The RIM OS share of the market fell from 28% to 22%, allowing Apple iOS smartphones to take over the No. 2 position in the U.S. consumer smartphone market with a 23% share (the iPhone 4 was the top selling consumer mobile phone in Q3 in the United States, followed by the BlackBerry Curve 8500 series). Canalys pegged Apple’s share at No. 2 as well, with 26.2%, ahead of RIM’s 24.2%.
“Much of Android’s quarterly share growth came at the expense of RIM, rather than Apple,” said Ross Rubin, executive director of industry analysis for NPD, in a statement. “The HTC EVO 4G, Motorola Droid X, and other new high-end Android devices have been gaining momentum at carriers that traditionally have been strong RIM distributors, and the recent introduction of the BlackBerry Torch has done little to stem the tide.”"
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