Daily links for 10/25/2011

• Are Windows PCs already falling to smartphones and tablets? | ZDNet

  “Over at ZDNet’s sister site, CNet, they recently reported on 15-years of Download.com. I expected this to be little more than a nice historical walk down a popular site’s past. Well, it is that, but it’s also contains lots of bad news for Windows users. You see, in 1996, when Download.com was founded, 89.5% of its downloads were Windows programs. Would you care to guess what the percentage of Windows downloads are in 2011? It’s a mere 28%.”

  tags: windows pcs smartphones tablets

• In tablets, Android’s star is rising but… | Nanotech – The Circuits Blog – CNET News

  “In the wake of a new report, are Android tablets now a serious threat to Apple’s iPad? The quick answer is maybe, if Amazon Kindle Fire shipments pan out as expected.”

  tags: tablets android

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