This week, research firm Gartner announced that by year's end Google's Android will rocket past both Apple's iOS and Research in Motion's Blackberry in popularity.
While the report that Google's smartphone OS will claim 17.7 percent of worldwide sales by the end of 2010--an astounding leap from the 3.9 percent it had at the same time last year--has grabbed headlines, Android's speedy ascent should come as little surprise. Its multivendor business model brings iPhone-like capabilities to a variety of smartphone models and wireless carriers, allowing consumers myriad choices for their mobile experience.
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