Apple iOS Dominates Mobile Browsing Market in December

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Samantha Murphy
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Apple iOS Dominates Mobile Browsing Market in December

Apple dominated the mobile browsing market in December, far-surpassing competitors such as Android and BlackBerry.

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However, Apple’s share of the mobile-browsing market has slipped in the past few months. In November, it dominated 54% of mobile browsing and a whopping 61.5% in October.

Apple did gain momentum throughout 2011, as it only occupied 46.6% of the mobile market in February 2011. That growth was likely bolstered by the launch of both the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S in 2011

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Its mobile market share in December was led by iPhone users, with 25.2% of the mobile Web used by Apple smartphone owners. The iPad was the second most-used device, with 24.5% of the mobile web occupied by owners of the device.

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