Is Android Becoming the New Windows?

According to a forecast from Gartner, 1.36 billion Android devices are expected to ship in 2015. This is more than all other mobile and PC operating systems combined. Android has certainly come a long way – back in 2012, just over 500 million devices powered by Google’s operating system were shipped around the world. Android is being driven by third parties such as Samsung and LG, and it’s tremendous success is set to emulate that of Windows PCs during the 1990s.

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Market share of Android and iOS in smartphone sales in Germany 2012-2017+
Market share of Android and iOS in smartphone sales in Germany 2012-2017
User share of the Android smartphone operating system in Finland 2016, by age group+
User share of the Android smartphone operating system in Finland 2016, by age group
User share of the Windows smartphone operating system in Finland 2016, by age group+
User share of the Windows smartphone operating system in Finland 2016, by age group
Android: global smartphone OS market share 2011-2017, by quarter+
Android: global smartphone OS market share 2011-2017, by quarter
Smartphone market share of the Android operating system 2009-2016+
Smartphone market share of the Android operating system 2009-2016
Microsoft Windows 8: number of licenses sold 2012-2014+
Microsoft Windows 8: number of licenses sold 2012-2014

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