Google Android How It Passed iPhone Sales in U.S.

According to The NPD Group during the first quarter smartphones with the Android operating system has overtaken iPhone sales. This makes the Android 2nd in terms of operating systems used by smartphones. The one who tops is the Blackberry operating system then the Apple iPhone operating system. It has been noted that the increased sales were spurred by a campaign by Verizon of selling all smartphones as a buy-one-get-one-free deal. While for the iPhone which is due for an update this summer does not have any such similar promotions by AT&T. It interests me that people are spurred to switch to a smartphone and also they would jump for an operating system just because it was on sale. It also to note that the iPhone has just two models to choose and it is a once in a year upgrade. Android phones are abundant with the different manufacturers using the operating system on their handsets. Rim meanwhile has a lot of phones to choose from. Both Android and Blackberries are also sold with all carriers unlike the iPhone. It is funny to note that the Windows Mobile operating system is not even mentioned. As we see more phones using an OS we can also see which applications would be developed and how the networks can handle these handsets getting more bandwidth to use their features. We should analyze how network applications would be changed within the coming years.

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