Gartner: bullish on Android, bearish on Windows Phone 7

“Google Android will become the No. 2 mobile operating system in
the world behind Symbian, edging past Research In Motion and
Apple’s iOS in 2010, according to new numbers from Gartner.
Meanwhile, fifth-place Windows Phone will recover only slightly in
2011, and falter thereafter, the research firm adds.

“Gartner says marketing and vendor support from carriers will
drive Android to 17.7 percent market share through 2010. That is
still well behind Symbian, which boasts a 40.1 percent share thanks
to Nokia’s legacy volume of phones, but ahead of RIM’s 17.5 percent
share and iOS at 15.4 percent.

“However, it’s said that Android, which is now being activated
on 200,000 devices per day, will steadily creep up on Symbian over
the next few years.”

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