"Android will maintain leadership throughout our forecast," Llamas continued, "while others will gain more mobile operator partnerships (Apple) or currently find themselves in the midst of a major transition (BlackBerry and Windows Phone/Windows Mobile)."

"What remains to be seen is how these different operating systems--as well as others--will define and shape the user experience beyond what we see today in order to attract new customers and encourage replacements," he added.

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