It's Gonna Be an Android World and We'll Just Live in It

While it's been dawning on us for some time that Android is a beast, each day seems to bring new confirmation that the monster shows no signs of letting up.

Android mobile ad impressions drew even with iOS for the first time, according to Millennial Media. The largest independent ad network said Android OS is tied with iOS with a 37 percent share of ad impressions. That's a big change from last month, when iOS represented 46 percent of impressions while Android grabbed 29 percent.

The Millennial data came on the same day Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak predicted Android will be the dominant smartphone platform, comparing it to the dominance of Windows. Last week, consultancy PRTM said Android is helping build a Wintel-like juggernaut with Qualcomm, dubbed Quadroid, that could ultimately weed out some manufacturers. I'm not so sure about that last point, because there seems to be a fair amount of competition still in the processor market, with Texas Instruments and Samsung in the mix, Nvidia still pushing, and Intel pressing to get into the market. The ARM-licensing model means an x86 style domination would be more difficult to maintain. Plus, Android is also more open and customizable than Windows ever was.