Tuesday 7 January 2014
Google's mobile OS is set to dominate all PC, tablet, and mobile phone platforms with a 26 percent jump in shipments from 2013.
Android devices will wend their way to more than 1 billion people in 2014, research firm Gartner predicted on Tuesday.
The 1.1 billion shipments would render Android far and away the leader among all PC, tablet, and mobile phone operating systems. Windows was tagged for second place with 359 million shipments, followed by Apple's iOS and Mac OS with 344 million shipments forecast this year.
Android is also on its way to 2 billion total installed devices, according to Gartner, thanks in part to its more budget-friendly choices versus the pricier options offered by Apple.
"There is no doubt that there is a volume versus value equation, with Android users also purchasing lower-cost devices compared to Apple users," Gartner analyst Annette Zimmerman said in a statement. "Android holds the largest number of installed-base devices, with 1.9 billion in use in 2014, compared with 682 million iOS/Mac OS installed-base devices."
