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However, on a year-by-year basis Apple continues to grow--and Android's continued growth has struck a trip-wire that could shatter its progress. There are simply too many discussions about alternative options among current Android OEMs to believe Android will continue the growth or the dominance of the mobile market. Add to this the possibility (though apparently slim probability) of Windows offering some real competition to the current top two and that rapid growth has to peak and slide down to a more sustainable rate.

You might also remember that market share is based on sales, and sales of the iPhone naturally shrink immediately prior to the release of the next model; at which point they tend to again jump higher than the two quarters prior to that release. So the argument relying on Gartner and Marketshare.hitslink is really taking a very short view of the real market.