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The iPhone's share of the US market was 23.8% and Google's Android was 17% for the quarter ending in July.
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So far, only 17 Android developers, including Handy Games, Creative Mobile and Pulse, have signed up to make their apps available to run on a Mac.
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The most successful rivals have been the 7in (17.8cm) Android tablets - in particular the Google Nexus and the Kindle Fire.
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Among Android users, 48% plan to buy another Android phone next, 34% are undecided and 17% plan to switch to an iPhone.
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On December 25 Flurry estimates that there were 17.4 million new iOS and Android devices activated vs. an average of 4 million each day from December 1st to the 20th.
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The Motorola unit was bought for its Android-operating mobile devices and access to more than 17, 000 patents.
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With that, Amazon reached close to 17% market share with the Kindle Fire and 54% market share of the Android products.
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The 17.4 million devices compares to an estimated 6.8 million iOS and Android devices last Christmas, a 156% increase year over year.
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From that we can estimate the Android 4 and above would be on about 22% of smartphones which is still above the iOS marketshare of 17%.
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It also gives Google access to more than 17, 000 of the company's valuable patents, which will help it defend itself and Android phone manufacturers in patent disputes.
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