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comScore: Apple gains on Android in the US even before iPhone 5s and 5c launch

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The latest report from comScore shows Apple continuing to shine as the top smartphone manufacturer in the United States owning 40.7% of smartphone subscribers at the end of the August quarter. This marks a 1.5 point jump from the three months leading up to the end of the May quarter when Apple owned 39.2% of the same space.

It’s worth noting this increase took place during the months without an announcement of new hardware as the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c were both announced and made available during September, although discounted hardware with third-party retailers could have been a factor closer to August. We will likely see Apple continue to increase its dominance as the top US smartphone OEM during the quarter ending in December with the flux of new iPhones hitting the market during the fall.

As for the competition, Samsung again came in at second place wrapping up the quarter ending in August with 24.3% of the US smartphone market, a similar increase of 1.3 points from 23% during the previous quarter. HTC and Motorola experienced losses of 1.3 points and 0.9 points, respectively, while LG maintained its fifth place position unchanged.
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Apple thumbs nose at Google over Android fragmentation

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After showing this pie-chart in the WWDC keynote, Apple has now added the graphic to its iOS developer website. Though it doesn’t include the Android version, which Google updates fortnightly, the intended audience for the website will be well aware of the contrast:

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While Android has more devices, iOS has more of the revenue, Tim Cook pointing out in his keynote that Apple had paid $10 billion to developers.

Android usage of Major League Baseball site increases – but Apple still dominates

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MLB.com digital head Bob Bowman told AllThingsD that they were slowly picking up Android users – up from 20% two years ago to 30% today – but that iOS users still spend more.

The site offers a free app with a choice of paid subscriptions, at $19.99/month and $24.99/month. Bowman said that the majority of paid sign-ups came from iOS users …
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