Google’s operating system gets record 87.5% of smartphone market – survey

‘s operating system captured a record-high 87.5 percent of the global smartphone market in the third quarter, a research firm said.
The survey released Wednesday by found Android’s share increase from 84.1 percent in the same period a year ago, while Apple’s iOS saw its share slip to 12.1 percent from 13.6 percent.
said Strategy Analytics’ Woody Oh.
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Oh added that the dominance of Android poses challenges for Google, which offers the system for free to manufacturers.
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The report said global smartphone shipments grew six percent from a year ago to 375.4 million in the quarter, the fastest growth rate for a year.
According to the survey, the market share for other operating systems including Windows and BlackBerry fell to a minuscule 0.3 percent from 2.3 percent last year.
” said Neil Mawston, executive director of the research firm.