Android already surpasses iPhone

[Grieve]

There is a bit of skew to these results since Apple has a single device from a single cell service provider ...

Which is an apparently self-imposed limitation that I've never been able to make sense of.

I would have owned an iPhone a long time ago if I didn't have to switch to AT&T. When my next "new every two" is up, I'll probably get a Droid or similar.

Apple offered the original iPhone deal to Verizon, but Verizon wasn't interested in the terms Apple wanted. Apple got a great deal from AT&T, which means they get a ton of cash for every phone sold. I'd say that makes AT&T smarter than Verizon... That's also one reason why AT&T offers crazy cheap iPad data charges without a plan.

Plus there are technical issues with making a CDMA phone, which are only now getting resolved. There now IS a CDMA iPhone prototype, which will probably be available early next year. Apple has a 5 year exclusivity deal with AT&T.