Google’s Android will end Apple’s iOS reign

Google’s smartphone operating system Android is gaining grounds against major competitors such as Apple and Research in Motion. Android is already highly praised by most of the application developers. A survey carried out by Appcelerator: a company that deals in mobile-software tools, revealed that more than 50% of application developers were of the view that Android has “the greatest long-term potential among operating systems”, as compared to 40% of the developers declaring Apple’s iOS the best in terms of long-term potential.
The survey supports the new buzz that Android is about to end Apple’s iOS reign by taking Apple’s position as “the second-most-popular mobile-operating system after Symbian OS” in the world. Android is winning over new customers and adding more than 100,000 users to its customer-base daily. Android runs on 60 devices and more than 60,000 Android-compatible applications are available out there. Researchers predict that Android will snatch iOS’s second position in the mobile operating system race by the end of 2012.
Android’s association with Google is one of the most important factors responsible for its success. People trust Google, therefore they trust Google’s Android too. Another major factor helping Android’s success is Android phones competitive pricing strategy. You can get HTC’s Droid Eris and a 2-year contract for as little as $50, whereas the cheapest iPhone costs u $99.