Google Android smartphones are gaining mindshare among consumers, according to a new report from Comscore that says Google Android phones like the Droid are much more popular now as an alternative to Apple’s iPhone than they were this past summer.
…Google’s Android operating system is rapidly gaining mindshare among smartphone users. So much mindshare, in fact, that one Web traffic researcher is declaring that Android has finally been able to distract potential smartphone users from Apple’s iPhone juggernaut.If true, that’s great news for Google, which is preparing to deliver the Google-branded Nexus One early in the new year and stake a permanent position as a smartphone powerhouse.
The statistics on Android excitement come from ComScore, which in a Dec. 17 report said that smartphone users it polled showed a dramatic shift in user interest in Android phones.
In an August report, when Android phones had yet to erupt and only the T-Mobile G1 and T-Mobile MyTouch were widely available, Comscore reported 7 percent of users who planned to buy an Android-based smartphone in the next three months, and 21 percent of users planning to buy an iPhone.
Fast forward to Nov. 8, when Comscore posed the question again, and according to the researcher, 17…
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Google Android Phones Stealing Consumer Mindshare
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