[megablast]

I really hope Microsoft do not do well. I would like to see more competition in the mobile OS space, but I do not want Microsoft to be in control of anything ever again. I feel the industry really came to a halt in the decade that Microsoft owned the OS.

[jonmrodriguez]

Only because Microsoft had a near-monopoly that much resembles Apple today

[fjarlq]

Apple has a near-monopoly like Microsoft? In what way?

iPhone has only 15% of the worldwide smartphone market, and that share shrank slightly 3Q11 vs. 3Q10.

Meanwhile Android went from 25.3% 3Q10 worldwide smartphone market to 52.5% 3Q11. In one year they doubled their share and tripled their quarterly units-shipped (20.5M to 60.5M).

Source: Gartner, November 2011 http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1848514

And Microsoft still has 92% of the desktop OS market, and holding: http://marketshare.hitslink.com/operating-system-market-shar...

[jonmrodriguez]

You're right, I should have looked up the actual stats and I was just guessing. Should I delete my above incorrect comment or leave it there?

[fjarlq]

An honest mistake...no worries, just leave it.

[megablast]

I am sorry, what? Where is Apple's monopoly, except on mobile industry profits? You have heard of Android and Samsung, right?