Android leads Linux mobile sales higher | Linux Today

Android leads Linux mobile sales higher

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 12, 2009

“Comparing 2008 with 2007, however, the picture is not as rosy.
Linux-based smartphone sales in 2008 were down 4.2 percent over
2007 sales. Sales of Apple’s iPhone in 2008 were a massive 245.7
percent higher than in 2007 and Research in Motion’s Blackberry
devices increased sales by 96.7 percent.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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