Android Poised For Dominance In China, With Global Implications

Despite Android’s growth since 2007, many refuse to declare a winner in the battle between Apple and Google for supremacy in the West. However, Android seems ready to leapfrog competitors to grab dominance in China, the world’s largest mobile market. A combination of drastic price drops on Android phones and custom Chinese mobile applications supported by the massive domestic market will push Android past the entrenched leaders setting the tone for how the mobile internet is built and interacted with around the world. Editor's note: this is a guest post penned by Richard Yu , who previously co-wrote an article for TechCrunch on the social networking landscape in China . Yu is a Seattle native working in Shanghai for Spil Games , where he manages online strategy & operations in Asia, including for www.game.com.cn .