14 DAY TRIAL // Google’s Android operating system is gaining more steam on the market, currently sitting nicely on top of 1.5 million daily activations, Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt confirmed today at Dive Into Mobile.
The number shows an increase in activations when compared to the 1.4 million that were announced last month, as Engadget notes. Last fall, Google confirmed that it was activating 1.3 million devices per day.
Furthermore, Eric Schmidt confirmed that Google is on track to top the 1 billion activated devices milestone this year, after CEO Larry Page said last month that the company was targeting only 750 million.
Apparently, Google too is seeing the low end of the market as the growth area for Android, the same as Nokia seeks opportunity in this segment with its Asha handsets and with the cheap Lumia 520 smartphone.