Android to Surpass Microsoft Windows Within Four Years

By Karla Robinson
October 29, 2012

Android will be running on 2.3 billion computers, tablets and smartphones by the end of 2016, according to a new report from Gartner.
By that same time, 2.28 billion devices are expected to be running Windows. “That compares to an expected 1.5 billion Windows devices by the end of this year, against 608 million using Android,” reports Reuters, noting a significant shift is anticipated for the future of this technology sector.
Android has seen rapid adoption as a smartphone and tablet platform. The operating system also helps Google push its main search business.
“Worldwide shipments of personal computers fell by over 8 percent in the third quarter, the steepest decline since 2001, as more consumers flock to increasingly powerful tablets and smartphones for more basic computing,” explains Reuters.
“Microsoft’s Windows has dominated the personal computer industry for decades, but the company has struggled to keep up with shift to wireless, and in smartphones its market share is around 3 percent.”

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