Europe is becoming increasingly nervous as Android and Apple’s iOS continue to dominate the smartphone market worldwide. “There’s a concerted effort on three different fronts where European carriers and manufacturers, mainly carriers, are sounding alarms about not wanting an Apple-Google duopoly,” said Marc Beccue, a senior analyst at ABI Research. “France Telecom’s CEO has said he believes Apple and Google are Trojan horses to capture loyal customers.”
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Europe's Android-iOS Resistance Movement
Posted by: Richard Adhikari April 13, 2011 05:00 AMEurope is becoming increasingly nervous as Android and Apple’s iOS continue to dominate the smartphone market worldwide. “There’s a concerted effort on three different fronts where European carriers and manufacturers, mainly carriers, are sounding alarms about not wanting an Apple-Google duopoly,” said Marc Beccue, a senior analyst at ABI Research. “France Telecom’s CEO has said he believes Apple and Google are Trojan horses to capture loyal customers.”