U.S. Christmas Day Shoppers Bought More on iOS Than Android - John Paczkowski - News - AllThingsD

IBM finds ~5x iOS:Android purchases in the U.S. on Christmas Day

"True, this is only U.S. data, but it speaks to an important metric in the iOS versus Android discussion — usage. Android may have a greater share of the mobile devices market, but iOS devices continue to rule in usage measurements. And that’s worth noting. Recall that one of the big numbers Apple rolled out at its fall iPad event was a metric claiming that the iPad has captured an 81 percent share of tablet usage. And according to CEO Tim Cook, that’s the metric that matters most to Apple."

U.S. Christmas Day Shoppers Bought More on iOS Than Android - John Paczkowski - News - AllThingsD