 Sci-Tech Today | Android: Google's baby ate 75% of smartphones in just 4 years Register Android was launched in September 2008, as a free OS to complete with Apple's iOS and, then dominant, Symbian. But Android isn't just gaining ground 'cos it's free - the latest Android devices can complete with Apple's flagship in usability and style ... Google's Android powered 75 per cent of all handsets shipped in Q3 IDC: Android Tops Mobile Operating System List Three out of four smartphones sold now use Google's Android |