Gartner Predicts Android Most Popular Mobile OS By 2014

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Posted by timothy on Sunday September 12, 2010 @10:02AM from the four-years-out dept.

mikesd81 writes "According to Gartner research firm, Google's Android smartphone operating system will in a single year have leapfrogged competitors like Apple's iPhone, Research in Motion's Blackberry and Microsoft Windows phones in global popularity, and will challenge Nokia to become the world's most popular mobile OS by 2014. Gartner says that the explosive growth of Android will give it 17.7% of world wide sales by the end of 2010. ... Analysts also say there are number of things that could derail Android's growth, including Oracle's lawsuit over Java patents."

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Android overlords (Score:4, Funny)

by Linsaran ( 728833 ) writes: on Sunday September 12, 2010 @10:09AM (#33552390) Homepage

I for one welcome our new android overlords

2014 is finally... (Score:3, Funny)

by ELCouz ( 1338259 ) writes: on Sunday September 12, 2010 @10:15AM (#33552438)

the year of linux mobile desktop!

i agree with the analysts (Score:5, Funny)

by shadowrat ( 1069614 ) writes: on Sunday September 12, 2010 @10:32AM (#33552536)

Android will become the most popular OS by 2014, or it will not.

Re:Android overlords (Score:3, Funny)

by mestar ( 121800 ) writes: on Sunday September 12, 2010 @12:31PM (#33553348)

Gartner can predict, but will Netcraft confirm it?

Oblig xkcd (Score:2, Funny)

by angloquebecer ( 1821728 ) writes: on Sunday September 12, 2010 @12:50PM (#33553434)

http://xkcd.com/605/ [xkcd.com]

Re:Android overlords (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday September 12, 2010 @01:07PM (#33553518)

I'd prefer to welcome our Gynoid overlords...
Why would you want your phone to bleed for three days every month get really bitchy?

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Android overlords (Score:4, Funny)

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i agree with the analysts (Score:5, Funny)

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Oblig xkcd (Score:2, Funny)

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