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According to June date from Nielsen, Android (despite mounting legal challenges) has claimed the top spot in the U.S. smartphone OS market. Figures have it as:
- Google Android comprising 39% of the market, i.e. on about four out of every 10 smartphones sold in the U.S.
- Apple iOS, a distant second at 28%,
- RIM BlackBerry OS, dragging its feet at 20%,
- Windows Phone 7 at 9% and
- HP WebOS and Symbian (both at 2%).
This should not surprise Nokia owners, given what seems like the gloomy lack of Nokia smartphones in the US. Few interesting tidbits:
- Android moved up to 39% from 29% between November and January, a rise that has come at the expense of BlackBerry, which fell from 27% to 20% over the same period.
- Apple’s iOS has grown 1% since November to January period. Meanwhile, Windows Phone 7 and Windows Mobile lost a point over the same period, falling from 10 to 9 percent.
Simply put, that’s a reflection of the fact that Apple is the only outfit churning out iOS devices, whereas a bevy of companies led by HTC, Motorola, and Samsung have helped make Android the dominant OS in the US. And now that Google owns Motorola, they’ll be able to do even more to innovate and advance the Android platform to deliver outstanding mobility solutions across mobile devices. Motorola Mobility’s total commitment (bet its future in the mobile devices market by going full Android as one of the earliest supporters and helped kick-start the momentum for the OS with the Droid handset launch) to Android created a natural fit for two companies. Together, they’ll be able to create amazing user experiences that supercharge the entire Android ecosystem for the benefit of consumers, partners and developers.
This is a shocking turn for the fast-growing Android ecosystem, which was built off of Google’s operating system but did not include any actual hardware built by the company. Soon, Google will have a hardware platform that it controls and could offer the sort of integrated hardware-OS package that Apple is famous for. However, the vision for Android is unchanged and Google remains firmly committed to Android as an open platform and a vibrant open source community. And will continue to work with all valued Android partners to develop and distribute innovative Android-powered devices.
Inviting the new kid to your lunch table…opening yourself up to new ideas…having the courage to add your thing to the world. It’s “moments of And” like these that move everything forward.
Should you share what you know & think with others? Obviously, you should. Doing so will in no way diminish what you’ve already; in fact, the chances are, you will only enrich yourself further. When you share with the spirit of helping others, you develop & grow yourself — this is the power of sharing.
The universe shares its bounty with you unconditionally. Does it look for gratitude or benefits in return? It has shared with you in the natural spirit of sharing to help you and make you happy. By sharing thus, you share as the universe has shared with you. This commonality brings you in the inner circle of the universe.
In fact, you can’t receive without giving. Just like you cannot inhale deeply unless you exhale strongly. This isn’t just a logic that applies to the process of respiration. It is almost a cosmic cyclical law which governs all our transactions, not only the field of wealth, but also that of ideas. Wealth creators all over the world know that money grows with circulation.
One can’t share unless one has. And to have, one needs to accumulate. So your accumulation & sharing should form a cycle.
A few years ago, Google had the thought that phones (and stuff that hadn’t even been invented yet like tablets and smartwatches) would be way more interesting if everyone was invited to imagine, invent, make, or buy whatever they wanted. So they created Android as an open platform, and put it out there for everyone.
Since then, all kinds of people, companies big and small, folks on Kickstarter, kids in schools, and mad-smart developers have been innovating faster, together, than any one company(read Apple Inc.) ever could. And the best part is…every time someone new joins in, things get more interesting, more unexpected, and more wonderful for all of us.
More ideas and more creators is what gets us all to better ideas faster. Be together. Not the same.
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I like how, Google is promoting inclusiveness, tolerance and equality through a campaign that is targeted towards an operating system and still giving a subliminal political and marketing message.
It focuses on the positive and the proactive without trashing anybody. And yet in contrast, one cannot help but think of other companies or societies: more closed, proprietary, or more intolerant. This points to the strengths of Android as a platform: more innovation and inclusiveness. And as a company (Google) or a society: more diversity is better and strengthening.
Technology has the power to change the world… to be together, to be one race without prejudgment, let’s hope one day we could understand that we are only a single particle in the infinite.
Here’s the other important part of the PR (why and what happens to Android now):
The acquisition of Motorola Mobility, will enable Google to supercharge the Android ecosystem and will enhance competition in mobile computing. Motorola Mobility will remain a licensee of Android and Android will remain open.
On the hardware front, Apple takes the title of top manufacturer. RIM finds itself tied with HTC for manufacturing 20% of the smartphones. However, splitting up Android, HTC leads among Android manufacturers at 14%, trailed by Motorola at 11% and Samsung at 8%. Others (LG, Sony Ericsson, Dell, Acer, Huawei, etc.) get lumped together at 6%.
It’s interesting to see the list of top Android manufacturers because it’s composed of exactly the companies Apple is pursuing legally for patent infringement. Analyst Toni Sacconaghi wrote that Apple is looking to “upend” Android’s momentum and if it had prevailed, it would have forced Android makers to undertake costly or difficult workarounds. That’s why Google acquiring Motorola makes sense, not only because of its strength in Android smartphones and devices, but also as a move to build up the company’s patent portfolio, as it will “enable it to better protect Android from anticompetitive threats from Microsoft, Apple and other companies”. Motorola holds approximately 14,600 granted patents and 6,700 pending patent applications, worldwide, as of January 2011. Motorola has a history of over 80 years of innovation in communications technology and products, and in the development of intellectual property, which have helped drive the remarkable revolution in mobile computing we are all enjoying today.
These results are all well and good, but they come right on the cusp of change. IDC has put out some big projections that have Android and Windows Phone 7 on top by 2015. But we will see how the legal battles play out, what kind of real oomph the fading Nokia brings to Windows Phone 7, and what kind of turnaround BlackBerry can muster. Also, the next few months will be interesting to see how the landscape changes once iPhone 4S/5 and Galaxy S II line are released. Whether, it adds momentum to Android or saps it, resulting in slowing down the Android Express.
Update: 2014/06/27 1 Billion monthly active Android users
That take 93 million selfies a day, that’s a hell of lot. 31 million are duck faces.
Android L: All new UI with Material Design, New notifications, Battery saver, do not disturb mode, and many more nifty features. Seamless design everywhere on your watch, phone, tablet, laptop and TV.
Android Wear: All your Music, maps, notifications, pedometer, heart rate, Google Now, etc. on your watch. Just love the Moto 360. Order a pizza or a car service in less than 20 secs from your wearable watch.
Android Auto: Fully voice enabled, Google Maps navigation, Google Music, Hangout Messages.
Android TV: Everything on your Android phone goes to your TV. Boom. Google Now Search on TV, did I tell you this is what I’ve always wanted.
Chromecast: Live phone screen mirroring on TV. Yay.
Google Fit: All your health data from applications visible in one app to give you a complete overview.
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By controlling hardware and software, Google is rewriting the Android Story, and this can be easily considered the most strategic masterstroke of Google ever.
Words And Voices 
Very interesting data, if this doesn’t shame iOS sheep, what else will. Most of them just buy what others are buying, instead of enjoying the freedom that Android gives in having a phone that works the way you want.
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