Android and iOS Capture Windows, Blackberry, and Basic Phone Buyers Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) released results of its research on mobile phone operating systems for the calendar quarter that ended March 31, 2014. This analysis features findings about consumer trends in mobile phone operating systems from January-March 2014. CIRP finds that Google’s Android operating system had a somewhat greater share of mobile phone activations than Apple’s iOS in the quarter. Android accounted for 53% of mobile phone operating system buyers, while iOS was at 42% (see chart). …