| | Google's Android software is continuing to crush its competition, increasing its global market share to 79.3 percent in the second quarter from 69.1 percent in the same quarter last year, according to research firm IDC. Apple's share of the market, meanwhile, slid from 16.6 percent in the second quarter of last year to 13.2 percent in the most recent quarter ending in June. BlackBerry is faring much worse, dropping to 2.9 percent from 4.9 percent in 2012. It is now the No. 4 supplier of smartphone software, with Microsoft Corp. moving into third place behind Samsung and Apple. A major reason why Android is so popular is because it's free for smartphone makers to carry it on their devices. Samsung and Chinese companies Lenovo, Juawei and ZTE all carry Android on their devices. 'You are seeing tremendous growth in the developing world,' he told the Wall Street Journal. Companies in developing countries are 'picking up Android and driving that.' But Apple is still making more money on its iPhones than Google on its Android software because iPhones are so much more expensive than other devices.  Excluding subsisidies from phone companies, the average iPhone cost $710 in 2012 - which is roughly $300 more expensive than the average smartphone Excluding subsisidies from phone companies, the average iPhone cost $710 in 2012 - which is roughly $300 more expensive than the average smartphone, according to IDC. The firm estimated that Apple's second-quarter profit was $5.99 billion with an operating margin of 33 percent, compared to Samsung's profit of $5.63 billion profit with a 19 percent operating margin. Share or comment on this article
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Thursday, 8 August 2013
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