Mobile devices overtaking PCs – Seth Weintraub, CNN

This expert takes a look at recent numbers provided by the large tech vendors regarding shipments, and concludes that mobile may have already overtaken desktop OS:

What’s interesting is that, with the explosion of iOS devices and Android over the past year and the relative stagnation of the desktop market, mobile OS shipments are approaching that of desktop OSes. In fact, smartphones may be surpassing desktop OS shipments right now…

Here’s the thing: Smartphones are currently exploding in an unprecedented way, thanks largely to Google’s Android OS. Earlier this quarter, Android devices were selling at half the speed they are currently. That doesn’t mean other platforms are slowing down either. With the exception of Windows Mobile, every other major platform is growing phenomenally.

The Numbers Don’t Lie: Mobile Devices Overtaking PCs

The takeaway: if you are concerned with infosec and/or digital forensics you have to be versed in mobile devices, otherwise you are missing the boat. (A big, big boat.)