| Market research IDC Company published a report, | | | | Android mobile phones in this first half year. |
| Google Android will roll up like a mat in smart phones | | | | IDC analyst Stephen Drake thought, a great many |
| market, and its growth speed will surpass all the | | | | Android OS equipments will bring saltatory growth. A |
| competitors. | | | | big advantage of Android superior to other rivals is that |
| According to IDC report, from now to 2013, Android will | | | | it can be used in massive brands’ hardware. RIM |
| be the wireless operating system with fastest growth | | | | and Apple operating systems can only be carried on |
| speed and jump to the global second. Currently, Nokia | | | | their own brand mobile phones. Drake said, although |
| Symbian smart operating system enjoys the widest | | | | there are lots of operating systems, manufacturer who |
| popularity, closely followed by Blackberry Research in | | | | lack of self-owned software, opportunity is quite limited. |
| Motion (RIM) and Apple iPhone. | | | | The reason of Android system growing rapidly is that |
| There is a little difference of rank in the American | | | | the cost-free open source will appeal more and more |
| market. RIM is the most popular smart phone system; | | | | cellphone manufacturers; nevertheless, TIM and Apple |
| Apple comes off second best; the third is Microsoft | | | | just adopt their own operating system in their |
| Windows Mobile. However, Nokia Symbian merely | | | | self-owned brand phones. Microsoft Windows Mobile |
| accounts for a very tiny market share. | | | | also permits cellphone manufacturers to use, but it |
| But IDC predicted, to 2013, the growth of Android will | | | | need to charge authorization fees; moreover, |
| exceed all the rivals; as for the global rank, and it will | | | | Windows Mobile 7 delays launching, which will make |
| also replace RIM and defeat Apple and jump to the | | | | manufacturers more inclined to Android. |
| second place. The main reason of this change is that | | | | According to IDC prediction, to 2013, the shipments of |
| more hardware dealers launched mobile phones | | | | global smart phones will achieve 390 million; CAGR will |
| adopting Android system. In 2009, Motorola, HTC and | | | | reach 20.9 percent from 2009 to 2013. Symbian will |
| Samsung released several new Android mobile | | | | continue to be front runner of smart phones market, |
| phones, furthermore, there will be more new mobile | | | | outside of American market, Symbian will take the lead |
| phone appearing in the market, increase the sales | | | | in other competitors. |
| volume. Motorola has planed to launch at least 10 new | | | | |