Steve Ballmer's claim: Android isn't really free

• Apple, Android, RIM gain market share

  Nokia, Microsoft and Linux continue to lose ground in the shift to smarter phones

  A report from Gartner issued Tuesday confirmed the trends reported three weeks earlier by IDC. Both tracking firms are registering a massive shift as users around the world trade in devices designed to make phone calls and send text messages for what are essentially pocket-sized computers.

  Gartner recorded a 0.9% drop in cellphone sales for 2009 and a MORE

  Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Feb 23, 2010 10:44 AM ET
  Posted in: Apple, BlackBerry, Gartner, IDC, Linux, Microsoft, Nokia, RIM, Symbian, Windows Mobile 7 Series