Google's (GOOG) Android operating system, when taken in aggregate, is leading U.S. sales for smartphones, according to Nielsen, with Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Research in Motion’s (NASDAQ:RIMM) smartphones its closest competitors.
The period of time targeted by Nielsen was sales from November to January, and was for post-paid subscribers.
Android accounts for a 29 percent share in America, while Apple and Research in Motion are even at 27 percent share.
After that the competition falls off, with HTC having a 12 percent share, and Motorola Mobility’s (NYSE:MMI) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) with their Windows Phone 7 having a 10 percent share each.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Android (GOOG) Leads Apple (AAPL), RIM (RIMM) in U.S. Smartphone Sales
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How do you compare platforms and vendors in the same list? Android is a platform across multiple vendors, HTC is a vendor across multiple platforms? I'd prefer to see a list of all vendors, because each is a different investment.
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