Expect 1.1 Billion Android Users in 2014
Android’s hot streak continues. Research and advisory firm Gartner predicts that Google’s Android operating system will reach 1.1 billion users this year, a 26 percent jump from 2013. It will dominate across all devices, the company said.
Gartner predicted Windows will capture a 360 million user base across devices, including PCs and mobile phones. Apple’s iOS will jump up to 344 million from 267 million in 2013.
More than three-quarters of Android’s base will come from emerging markets by 2017, the report said.
Shipments of devices — PCs, tablets, mobile phones and ultramobiles like Chromebooks — will reach 2.5
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