Android smartphones dominate, Windows gains: survey

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http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wKIA5YaoVcpexgkxEI3zAw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/9db269fd82216ecb56022106f17a97121a2efc47.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/android-smartphones-dominate-windows-gains-survey-152444698.html)Google's Android platform was used on four out of five smartphones sold worldwide in the third quarter, while Microsoft's Windows Phone showed strong gains, said a survey out Tuesday. Android's market share rose to 81 percent, extending its lead over Apple's iOS, used on its iPhones, according to the IDC survey. Android's share a year ago was 74.9 percent. Even though iPhone sales grew 25.6 percent from a year earlier, the growth was slower than the overall market and Apple's share fell to 12.9 percent from 14.4 percent in the same period last year.



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