@asymco: Apple's share of operating profits from global mobile phones dropped to 60% in Q3. Samsung now at 39%. HTC 1%. No other companies profitable



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According to Gartner Microsoft's Windows Phone is a strong sixth horse in the mobile OS race + According to Gartner, Samsung's Bada OS outsold Windows Phone in Q3 2012.

- Samsung operating income from mobile phones is almost twice Google's op. income. ($5.1bn vs. 2.7bn.)

- In 2012, people will buy:

350m PCs
625-650 iOS and Android devices
1.7bn mobile phones

If Apple's sales DROPPED to 60% in Q3 when no one was even buying iPhones, I can't imagine what their Q4 sales will look like when everyone is buying iPhone 5's and iPad Mini's

I can't believe that Apple and Samsung are the only factors though

"It was 66% last quarter. A year earlier it was 56%. A surge happens in Q4 and Q1 to 70%-75%."

Yassss get money

As for the race between Android and iOS, Gartner’s numbers show Android increased its marketshare nearly 20 percentage points in the quarter to 72.4 percent of the market, up from just 52.5 percent in the year ago quarter. In comparison, Apple now accounts for 13.9 percent of the market, down from 15 percent last year, but Gartner expects that to change in Q4 thanks to the continuing iPhone 5 roll out:

In the smartphone market, Android continued to increase its market share, up 19.9 percentage points in the third quarter of 2012. Although RIM lost market share, it climbed to the No. 3 position as Symbian is nearing the end of its lifecycle. There was also channel destocking in preparation of new device launches for RIM, which resulted into 8.9 million sales to end users in the third quarter of 2012. With the launch of iPhone 5, Gartner analysts expect iOS share will grow strongly in the fourth quarter of 2012 because users held on to their replacements in many markets ahead of the iPhone 5 wider roll out. Windows Phone’s share weakened year-on-year as the Windows Phone 8 launch dampened demand of Windows Phone 7 devices.