Android to capture 49 percent of market by 2012
April 8th, 2011 - 6:31 am ICT by IANSNew York, April 8 (IANS) Google’s Android will become the most popular smartphone operating system and will account for 49 percent of the market by 2012, a research firm has said.
According to projections by information-technology firm Gartner, worldwide smartphone sales will reach 468 million units in 2011, a 57.7 percent increase from 2010, Xinhua reported.
The company predicts that Apple’s iOS will remain the second biggest platform worldwide through 2014 although its share will decrease slightly after 2011.
Microsoft’s Windows, driven by its partnership with Nokia, is expected to become the third largest in the worldwide ranking by 2013.
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