The Android surge

February 23, 2017 01:12 am | Updated 01:13 am IST

FILE - This Thursday, June 30, 2016, file photo provided by Google shows the Android Nougat statue at Google campus in Mountain View, Calif. Alphabet Inc., parent of Google, on Thursday, July 28, reported second-quarter earnings of $4.88 billion. (Google via AP, File)

FILE - This Thursday, June 30, 2016, file photo provided by Google shows the Android Nougat statue at Google campus in Mountain View, Calif. Alphabet Inc., parent of Google, on Thursday, July 28, reported second-quarter earnings of $4.88 billion. (Google via AP, File)

Google's strategy to keep the Android platform open Source has helped the Operating System dominate the smartphone OS Capital market. The following graphic shows the market share % of various OS used in smartphones world wide.

Source: Gartner (February 2017)

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