Doing the Math on Android vs. Apple

Another perspective on the current reports of Android's progress.

The trouble with this horse race, however, is that one horse's progress is being measured in meters while the other is being measured in yards. The comparison between Android and the iPhone is meaningless. The true comparison is between Android and iOS, Apple's mobile operating system. Android's activation numbers are not device dependent. Apple's shouldn't be either.  If we are going to truly compare the two mobile OSs we need to include sales of iPads and iPod Touches. Add them into the mix and the data shows that Android is catching up but still isn't close.