The Android mobile phone operating system may be approaching an important milestone in its fight with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). Android was always ahead of Apple in terms of mobile shipments, but the key issue was usage. Cell phone networks that track this usage had always reported the Apple iOS usage was always significantly higher than Android. Until now. Android beats Apple in usage A new study from Net Applications notes Android beats Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) in usage. For the first time Google’s Android usage stands at 44.62 percent in July versus 43.75 percent for Apple’s iOS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s diminishing lead…
Android Overtakes Apple iOS In Usage For First Time
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.