“Google’s Android has managed to steal a few points of share in the enterprise sector, but is unlikely to maintain this once new iPhones and iPads ship and the Apple/IBM alliance truly kicks in,” Jonny Evans writes for Computerworld.
“Apple’s iOS has dropped 5 percentage points to achieve just 67% of total enterprise device activations in Q2 2014,” Evans writes. “Android device activations climbed five clicks to achieve 32% of total enterprise device activations in the quarter, even though Google’s OS is unsuitable for enterprise use. Windows remains toast, Windows Phone activations stayed flat at 1%.”
“The slight slowdown in iPad activations in the enterprise is easily explained by the need for a refresh in the product — and the future introduction of TouchID in iPads alongside the enterprise features within iOS 8 will inevitably get enterprise customers purchasing these devices in quantity,” Evans writes. “Within that context, I suggest the slight bounce in Android’s enterprise presence is of little significance, a statistical anomaly that doesn’t represent a trend — it’s a blip.”
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