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Apple takes smartphone top spot from Google in U.S. - research Nov 27th 2012, 12:58 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Smartphones and tablets -- PC giant Lenovo's next frontier Thu, Nov 8 2012 Apple slides to five-month low, uncertainty grows Wed, Nov 7 2012 U.S. judge tosses Apple vs. Google lawsuit over patents Mon, Nov 5 2012 Windows Phone sales to "ramp quickly": Microsoft CEO Mon, Nov 5 2012 UPDATE 4-Apple iPad mini draws New Yorkers; crowds thin elsewhere Fri, Nov 2 2012 Analysis & Opinion Apple and Motorola talk arbitration. End in sight to patent war? How Apple botched its fair rate case against Motorola An Apple iPhone 5 phone is displayed in the Apple Store on 5th Avenue in New York, September 21, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Lucas Jackson HELSINKI | Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:50am EST HELSINKI (Reuters) - Early success for the iPhone 5 smartphone has helped Apple to overtake Google's Android software in the United States, research firm Kantar WorldPanel said on Tuesday. Apple's U.S. market share in the 12 weeks to October 31 more than doubled from a year ago to 48.1 percent, putting it within reach of the record 49.3 percent it managed in early 2012. Android's share dropped to 46.7 percent from 63.3 percent, Kantar WorldPanel's data showed, but it continues to dominate in key European markets. The platform 74 percent market share in Germany and 82 percent in Spain. Its combined share of the top five European markets rose to 64 percent, from 51 percent a year earlier, while Apple's share edged up by one percentage point to 21 percent. (Reporting By Tarmo Virki; Editing by David Goodman) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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