Android (operating system) the devices did ship with an application store which offered Android apps; however, the majority of them were pirated. Android received a lukewarm reaction when it was unveiled in 2007. Although analysts were impressed with the respected technology companies that had partnered with Google to form the Open Handset Alliance, it was unclear whether mobile phone manufacturers would be willing to replace their existing operating systems with Android. The idea of an open-source, Linux-based development platform sparked interest, but there were additional worries about Android facing strong competition from established players in the smartphone market, such as Nokia and Microsoft,
Market share of each decision on the market share of their competitors. It is generally necessary to commission market research (generally desk/secondary research) to determine. Sometimes, though, one can use primary research to estimate the total market size and a company's market share. "Market share: "The percentage of a market accounted for by a specific entity."" "Unit market share: "The units sold by a particular company as a percentage of total market sales, measured in the same units."" "This formula, of course, can be rearranged to derive either unit sales or total market unit sales from the other two variables, as illustrated