Android dominates the consumer global platform race with nearly 70 percent market share, but in the enterprise Apple's iOS platform dominates. It's a bit of a conundrum for Android, which apparently scares tech executives worried about multiple flavors of the OS and security.
Let's roll the market share stats:
According to Gartner, Android's global share is nearing 70 percent.
In the U.S., ComScore puts Android share at 53.4 percent with Apple iOS at 36.3 percent.
So far so good right? Not for corporations. In the enterprise, using Citrix Zenprise data as a proxy, Android is far from dominant. Apple, which allegedly doesn't give a hoot about the enterprise, dominates.
Here's a look at the Android vs. iOS race in the corporate world based on third quarter Zenprise data. Zenprise is a top 5 mobile device management vendor recently acquired by Citrix.
A few things to note about those standings:
What's the hangup with Android in the enterprise? A few thoughts: