The Android Potluck Buffet

Saying the Android platform is fast is an understatement. Within one short year, it's erupted from claiming a mere sliver of market share to taking second spot worldwide for smartphone sales by operating system, according to Gartner's figures. Android had 25.5 percent of the worldwide smartphone market share in the third quarter of this year, Gartner reckons.

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