• ReadWriteWeb, Monday, June 14, 2010 2:45 PM

Apple's iOS mobile operating system is presently dominating its rival with a whopping 60% market share, according to new data from online tracking firm Quantcast. "But don't let these numbers fool you," writes ReadWriteWeb. "It's not how much or how little of the mobile landscape each OS has claim to, but how fast this picture has changed over the preceding months." As such, according to ReadWriteWeb, "The real winner here is Android, the OS whose rapid gains have come at Apple's expense."

Android now has a 20% market share, according to Quantcast, which might seem small given that there are 8.7 million handsets presently in use, compared to 10.7 million iPhones. "Shouldn't the numbers be a bit closer?" asks ReadWriteWeb, to which it answers: "Well, if you were only comparing mobile phones to mobile phones, they would be." Quantcast, however, is comparing mobile operating system market share, which means counting the web surfing done by both the iPod Touch and the iPad, too.

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