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90:9:1 – the odd ratio that technology keeps creating
What do operating systems, browsers and search engines all have in common? It seems to be a ratio of 90:9:1 between the key players. One player dominates; then others get a minimal share. Take mobile OSs: This week the Mozilla Foundation pulled the plug on Firefox OS – the mobile OS which could have replaced native apps with HTML-based apps – a final death throe in the mobile OS wars. There are now three main platforms...
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How are 84% of all phones running Android?
It seems like, from experience, that there's either a 49/49/1 split (Android, iOS, Windows), or a similar one with iOS slightly in the lead. I've seen a fair number of Android-based phones, but there's always been at least one iPhone to counter it. Is there a market that's not usually thought of? Is there something else that's accounted for, besides personal use of just a normal iPhone / Android phone?
It’s the circles you travel in. There are predictors for seeing mostly iPhones, and socioeconomic status is a basic one.