Wireless Smartphone Strategies

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Android Set to Peak in 2012? August 2, 2012 02:24 nmawston
In volume terms, Android is the world’s dominant mobile platform for smartphones. No surprises there. Along with Apple iOS, Android has crushed the competition from Symbian, Blackberry, Palm, LiMo, MeeGo and many others during the past 4 years. But nothing lasts forever. We expect Android’s global smartphone marketshare percentage to peak in 2012 and 2013. Why is that? What will come next? More analysis can be downloaded by clients at this published report from our Wireless Smartphone Strategies (WSS) service. Share \| Login to add comments

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