17 Aug '12, 1pm

Android strong in China, iOS in America - (blog) #iOSupdate

The conclusion? Android is indeed winning - in the US as well as China. But the single "worldwide" figure masks far more complexity in the market than you might think, and the fact that Android's "market share" (the sales snapshot) is high and growing actually masks a situation in the US - where, like it or not, many of the headline apps appear - that favours the iPhone. In Europe (for which figures weren't available), Android likely has a similar advantage - but remember the distortion of the Chinese market on the "average". For the rest of the world, Android is closer to that 56% figure of the US, and other platforms stronger than iOS.

Full article: http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/eyes-on-android-up...

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