Android Hits 73% of Global Smartphone Market 601
eldavojohn writes "Gartner's released a report on worldwide numbers of 2012 3Q phone sales and the staggering results posted from Android have caused people like IW's Eric Zeman to call for sanity. Keep in mind these are worldwide numbers, which might be less surprising when you realize that the biggest growth market of them all is China, which is more than 90% Android. It's time to face the facts and realize that Android now owns 73% of the worldwide smartphone market. While developers bicker over which platform is best for development and earnings, the people of the world may be making the choice based on just how inexpensive an Android smartphone can be. This same time last year, Gartner reported Android at 52.5% of market share and it now sits at 72.4% market share with over 122 million units sold worldwide."
iPhone vs Android flamewar (Score:5, Funny)
iPhone vs Android flamewar in 3, 2, ...
But... (Score:5, Funny)
But BB10 is going to change everything!
Re:Android users are poor and can't afford apps. (Score:2, Funny)
This is true. Android/Windowz/BB/whoever are losers who don't know you need to pay a good chunk of change for a telephone. I'm proud that my rugged industrial case has a giant hole in the back just so the Apple logo shows through. It allows people to see that I'm awesome without having to waste my time talking to these idiots. Apple needs to litigate their competitors(copiers) out of the market. Apple invented the smartphone, it's their pie. Stop eating out of it.
Re:Uhh, phones != profit... (Score:4, Funny)
Maybe because you want the company, and the android ecosystem as a whole, to thrive?
LOOKS LIKE IT'S A THRIVIN'!
Re:Uhh, phones != profit... (Score:5, Funny)
Not everyone needs a $600 smartphone, and it's an oversight on Apple's part.
Not an oversight. They chose to give up on that 47%. They will never buy Apple stuff anyway.
Meh -- (Score:5, Funny)
Re:But... (Score:5, Funny)
But BB10 is going to change everything!
You spelled "Windows 8 Mobile" wrong.
Re:But... (Score:3, Funny)
It should. It's an excellent platform, well ahead of the rest.
Given that BlackBerry apps earn the most money [gigaom.com], it's not a tough decision for developers to make. As we all know, Android development sucks. Developers are already jumping on BB10 at an impressive pace. The app gap will close.
The market is going to look very different this time next year.
Just wait. Next year will be the year of... (Score:5, Funny)
...Windows on the smartphone.
Re:I had anticipated this a long time ago (Score:5, Funny)
Thread.sleep()
Reminds me of one of my favorite stories: The Speed-up Loop [thedailywtf.com].
What part of 90% of China (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Android users are poor and can't afford apps. (Score:5, Funny)
Walmart profits on necessity spending. How many cell phone apps fall into that category?
Google Maps for the new iPhone comes to mind.
Re:APPLE STILL MAKES 90% OF SMARTPHONE CASH !! (Score:2, Funny)
Yep, I'm betting in 5 years Android will be more like 90% of the market.
Egads! I hope the EU courts don't force them to install Internet Explorer or Safari for being a monopoly.
Re:But... (Score:5, Funny)
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