Many people have speculated that the reason Google launched Android was so that they could have another way to keep tabs on us when we are away from our computers. I still can’t get over the “big brother” persona that many people like to pin on the big G. Believe it or not, Google doesn’t really care who you are or what you do, they just want to make money just like everyone else. Google’s real plan for Android is to give all cell phone users the ability to have web access wherever they go; a plan that seems to be working. Net Applications has just released their report on mobile internet market share, reporting that Android has captured 6.15% of the market. That number is not very high, but Net Applications noted on their reports that “Android has garnered over 6% of mobile web browsing since its release in October.” We’re only 4 months in on the life of Android and it has already caught up to Symbian. Windows Mobile still has a slight edge on Android, but if Android keeps gaining market share at its current pace, it will surpass Windows Mobile in less than a month and could take second place form Java ME by as early as June.
Android still has a long way to go before it catches up with the iPhone, but with at least a half dozen new Android phones in the works for this year we’re sure to see that gap close significantly.
Source: CNET
