Google’s Android OS is slowly taking over the mobile market. Not only are device manufacturers beginning to overwhelm the market with numerous handset releases, the Android Market had tremendous growth as well. AndroidLib.com, reported that over 9,000 free and paid applications appeared within the 31 day period (March 2010). This growth represents a gain of 68% over February’s apps. March’s growth is a huge increase in the number of total available applications (roughly 58%).
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