Google Takes Bite Out Of Apple
By Alexei Oreskovic |
May 12, 2010, Wednesday
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GOOGLE Inc displaced iPhone maker Apple Inc to become the second most popular provider of smartphone software in the United States during the first quarter, the latest sign of the increasing competition in the fast-growing mobile market.
Smartphones featuring Google's Android operating system accounted for 28 percent of US smartphone unit sales in the first quarter, according to NPD Group on Monday, behind top-ranked Research in Motion Ltd, maker of the BlackBerry phone, which had a 36 percent share of the market.
Smartphones, which allow consumers to surf the Web, send e-mail and run specialized applications on wide, color screens, are increasingly replacing no-frills cell phones for many US consumers.
The devices have become a prime battleground for a variety of technology companies.
Last month, Hewlett-Packard Co said it would pay US$1.2 billion to acquire Palm Inc, which sells two smartphone models based on its WebOS operating system. Microsoft Corp unveiled a pair of smartphones last month.
Smartphones featuring Google's Android operating system accounted for 28 percent of US smartphone unit sales in the first quarter, according to NPD Group on Monday, behind top-ranked Research in Motion Ltd, maker of the BlackBerry phone, which had a 36 percent share of the market.
Smartphones, which allow consumers to surf the Web, send e-mail and run specialized applications on wide, color screens, are increasingly replacing no-frills cell phones for many US consumers.
The devices have become a prime battleground for a variety of technology companies.
Last month, Hewlett-Packard Co said it would pay US$1.2 billion to acquire Palm Inc, which sells two smartphone models based on its WebOS operating system. Microsoft Corp unveiled a pair of smartphones last month.
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