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BlackBerry eclipses Apple on mobile data consumption

Don’t throw in the towel on BlackBerry just yet. BlackBerry users ate up more mobile data than iPhone users last month, according to StatCounter.
Research In Motion Ltd.’s (RIMM) BlackBerry OS grabbed 34.3% of all mobile data traffic in the United States last month. Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iOS was right behind with a 33% share. Google Inc. (GOOG) meanwhile continues its blistering pace of growth with the Android OS gaining from 8.2% a year ago to 23.8% last month. During that same period, Apple’s share has dropped from 51.9% to 33%.
“These figures suggest that developers should not be developing solely for the iPhone to the exclusion of BlackBerry and Android,” StatCounter CEO Aodhan Cullen. And as for Microsoft Corp.’s (MSFT) chances, he added: “This data demonstrates that there is a battle royal already going on in the smartphone market for the consumer and business internet user. You can never underestimate Microsoft but it looks to have its work cut out.”

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Matt Kapko
Matt Kapko
Former Feature writer for RCR Wireless NewsCurrently writing for CIOhttp://www.CIO.com/ Matt Kapko specializes in the convergence of social media, mobility, digital marketing and technology. As a senior writer at CIO.com, Matt covers social media and enterprise collaboration. Matt is a former editor and reporter for ClickZ, RCR Wireless News, paidContent and mocoNews, iMedia Connection, Bay City News Service, the Half Moon Bay Review, and several other Web and print publications. Matt lives in a nearly century-old craftsman in Long Beach, Calif. He enjoys traveling and hitting the road with his wife, going to shows, rooting for the 49ers, gardening and reading.