Thursday, November 3, 2011

Nielsen: Android expands smartphone OS lead in Q3, Apple still top vendor

Nielsen: Android expands smartphone OS lead in Q3, Apple still top vendor

. Google's lead among smartphone platforms grew wider in the United States last quarter as Research In Motion and Microsoft each lost share to Android. Just-released data from Nielsen for the third quarter shows that Google's share of the smartphone market in the U.S. grew to 43%, up from 39% in the second quarter. Apple's iOS stayed flat at 28% while RIM's BlackBerry OS slid from 20% last quarter to 18% in the third quarter and Microsoft's mobile platforms combined to make up 7% of the market, down from 9% last quarter. Nokia's Symbian OS and HP's webOS now fall into the “Other” category.
Nielsen: Android expands smartphone OS lead in Q3, Apple still top vendor


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