Record market share for Android, bad news for BlackBerry and Windows Phone

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Android now has 88 per cent market share

Android enjoyed a record 88 per cent share of the global smartphone operating system market in the third quarter, with BlackBerry and Windows Phone "all but disappearing".  Figures from Strategy...

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