Android Top US Operating System but RIM is Single Largest Manufacturer

Published on: 1st Jan 1970: 1:33am

­The battle for the hearts and minds of consumer smartphone owners continues to be a heated one according to data released by The Nielsen Company. When it comes to consumer marketshare by operating system, Android (29%) appears to be pulling ahead of RIM Blackberry (27%) and Apple iOS (27%).

However, an analysis by manufacturer shows RIM and Apple to be the winners compared to other device makers since they are the only ones creating and selling smartphones with their respective operating systems.

According to the data, Taiwan's HTC follows with 12 percent of consumer smartphone owners having an HTC Android device and 7 percent owning an HTC device running a Microsoft OS. Ten percent of consumer smartphone owners had a Motorola Android device and one percent owned a Motorola device running a Microsoft OS.

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Manufacturer OS market share

 

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