Android Will Peak in 2012, Windows Phone Will Pass iOS by 2016: IDC

Nokia will help Microsoft's Windows Phone OS grab a larger share of the smartphone market at the expense of Apple's iOS by 2016, according to IDC. Android will retain the top position during the next four years but will peak this year. - Googles Android operating system will maintain its position as the top-shipping smartphone OS through 2016, but this year will represent its peak, research firm IDC said in a June 6 report. Analysts expect the smartphone market to grow slowly but steadily on the backs of three major platforms: Andro...

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