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A blog about consumer technology from Jan Dawson and Jackdaw Research. Original home at www.beyonddevic.es. Jan Dawson is an analyst and consultant who helps consumer technology companies understand market trends and devise strategies for success.

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Jan Dawson in Beyond Devices

Aug 21, 2017

A Reminder About Android Adoption Rates

And how long it’ll take Oreo to be eclipsed (sorry)

Version 8 of Android, which we now know is code-named Oreo, was officially released today through the Android Open Source Project, a year almost to…

Jan Dawson in Beyond Devices

Sep 28, 2016

Google, Andromeda, Mythology and Hubris

Next week, Google is expected to unveil a new operating system named Andromeda, which in some ways combines the existing Android and ChromeOS operating systems. The choice of name is interesting — Andromeda is a figure in Greek mythology, and it’s worth…

Jan Dawson in Beyond Devices

Aug 22, 2016

Nougat Launch Highlights Android’s Slow Rollout

Google today released Android 7, codenamed Nougat. What this means in practical terms is that owners of recent Nexus devices can download and install the new version immediately, while the vast majority of Android device owners have to wait…

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Jan Dawson in Beyond Devices

Oct 7, 2015

Operating system user bases

Related: two previous posts on the patterns in Android adoption rates (December 2013, March 2014), a post contrasting iOS and Android adoption patterns, and a post from last month on iOS 9 adoption.

Jan Dawson in Beyond Devices

Feb 13, 2015

Samsung’s Microsoft deal and Cyanogen

SamMobile reported last night that Samsung was planning to pre-install a number of Microsoft applications on the Galaxy S6, which is to be announced in a few weeks at Mobile World Congress. I think this is a huge boost for Microsoft’s Android apps and for the…