iOS vs. Android = Mac vs. Windows? Not Really

According to Comscore, Android's rise to dominance looks like it has stalled and may even be in slight decline. In fact, "dominance" is probably the wrong word. Certainly, the number of Android devices produced is much larger than the number of iOS devices (depending on who you believe, the ratio is somewhere around 60/40), but it's unclear how many of those Android devices are in BestBuy or Wal Mart warehouses or somewhere else in the supply chain. If there are that many more Android devices out there in the hands of consumers, it's hard to prove they're being used. Mobile Safari, the default iOS browser continually maintains over 60% of all mobile web usage. That number is even more impressive when you consider there are multiple browsers available for iOS, but Mobile Safari isn't available on Android devices. Some estimate over 75% of mobile web access happens on iOS. Why?

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