Current market share is very difficult to read and even harder to extrapolate future conditions from. On top of that, the chart you showed is terrible.... Android is Linux, so why is it categorized under PALM? Palm is dead anyways, so virtually the entire pie chunk for palm/android must belong to android.
This might give a better idea about how things are shaping up: http://marketshare.hitslink.com/mobile-phones.aspx?qprid=62&sample=33 The way I read this is as follows; 1) Android is picking up in the same pattern as apple phone did. 2) During apple's startup and Android's startup alike, this is how things go with ONE DEVICE. 3) Apple STILL has only one device (their first device is discontinued in order to reinforce sales of the second). 4) Apple released on a stronger provider and yet Android *STILL* matched its startup pattern. 5) A second Android device will become available in a matter of WEEKS, and during the remainder of this year, SEVERAL new devices. In my opinion, as more devices running Android flood the market, Apple will start to fall behind because of their stubbornness to remain the sole hardware provider (which is the reason why MS overtook them back in the 80's). I wouldn't worry about MS. They started with crap, and every new version keeps getting even worse. They'll probably sell a few real fast and then drop off into nothingness. On top of that, you'll have to wait until next year, by which time, they'll be in 5th place anyways. On Apr 3, 1:45 pm, KonstantinDK <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey, I'm wondering what you guys think. Where will Android be in 2,3,5 > years? > > The current > players:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Market_share_of_mobile_os_s_2008.JPG > > I think Android has a potential to become id not first, but at least > second major OS in 5 years, due to it's open-source nature. > > Of course, we need to see first what Windows Mobile 7 will bring us > next year... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
