This is a discussion thread for the "iOS and Android Represent 85 Percent of Smartphones Shipped in Second Quarter" story posted on the front page.
That S III really did bump things up on the Android side. Unsurprising, especially with a new iPhone on its way. But damn... RIM, and MS. I honestly don't see the phone business being where these two will be in the next few years. Microsoft has a chance on the tablet side, though, and RIM could probably move to holding apps and enterprise software. Anyways, I'm thinking the iPhone 5 is probably going to give iOS a pretty huge bump.
Same here. I dont even really see WP7 phones in stores that much. I remember when a lot of people actually had blackberries and when mainly buisness people had them. Even my mom loved it. Now a lot of those people have moved to android and iOS.
Interestingly, both of these seem to have the best/most recognizable marketing. Marketing is truly something else, still, it helps that word of mouth provides such a great influence as well.
I wish Nokia continued to develop Symbian more rather than moving to WP7 or better yet integrate it within the platform like Samsung does with Touch Wiz. An OS that's as good as Symbian Belle had too much potential to just sweep it under the carpet like that.
