I am not sure if Apple fans should be happy that iOS > Android in US or Android fans should be happy that Android > iOS for rest of the world :P

They still have Blackberry and Symbian to get past first (which is almost certain).

That doesn't sound too far off though. Apple have a loyal fanbase of customers that have invested in the App store so I doubt they'll ever go too far below 20%. Even with the might of Microsofts marketing, I don't see them growing too quickly, but they may eat a little into Android's share... so 15% in 2 years sounds about right.

I call BS.

Here's the funny thing about Android market share: It can't get enough.

In order to actually be a threat to iOS, Android needs to look like a more lucrative platform for developers and peripheral manufacturers. It needs to generate more web hits, ad impressions and online sales than iOS does. It needs to be used more than iOS.

Despite having a commanding 70% of the global smartphone market, I still read stories of app makers who do ten times as much business on iOS (and that's an improvement on the twenty times multiplier I was reading about a year or two ago). Web usage of iOS is twice as high as Android. Black Friday shopping on iOS was three times higher than Android.

This is a problem that Android simply can't grow itself out of. It would have to actually take market share from iOS, which is not something it has yet done, and doesn't seem likely to happen as long as every single network effect favours iOS.

Market share just isn't doing it for Android. It's getting itself into people's hands, but it's not going to succeed until those people start actually using it.

Edit: Also, the mobile forum is over this way.

iPhone users are happy because they get great developer support and their devices retain high resale value.

For now, there just going to go back and forth for quite some time until there's a victor. It'll likely be Android, one big company can't last against several big companies like that.

Every second smartphone sold in the US is an iPhone? Really?

yea, the less choice the better ! yay /s

And Android fans shouldn't be happy that they get more bang for the buck ?.

You are telling that iOS users should be happy that they have resale value?. so people who want to sell their devices should be the one getiing the iPhone?

App developers support can be much more arguable.

Both Android and iPhone has around equal numbers of apps.

Doesn't mean much. Android will win in the end. More phones to choose from and most far less cheaper.

Windows phone is currently at "wait and see" status as far as I am concerned.
The last windows phone had all the same prospects and hopes as W8 now and fell way short.