FILE-In this Friday, April 22, 2011, file photo, Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S, left, and Apple's iPhone 4 are displayed at the headquarters of South Korean mobile carrier KT in Seoul, South Korea, Friday. In a preliminary move, a federal judge denied Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, Samsung’s request for a ban on imports of the iPhone, iPad and iPod. A judge at the International Trade Commission in Washington ruled Friday that Apple doesn’t violate four Samsung patents. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
There’s no mystery that Google (GOOG) is collaborating with Motorola on the so-called “X Phone” at least in part to weaken Samsung’s (005930) hold on the Android ecosystem.
And now Benedict Evans, a strategy consultant for Enders Analysis, points us to some charts showing why Google is so eager to contain Samsung: It seems that Samsung’s Galaxy brand may be overtaking Google’s Android brand in terms of consumer awareness.
Full story Android Galaxy brand recognition analysis: Galaxy catches up
