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Originally Posted by smu
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I'm all for Android (lessor of all the evils) but I think it will depend on how rigid Microsoft and Apple stay. Both are currently closed platform and as a result push people like me away that believe in free choice. However if/when people get fed up with WM/WP/iPhone or the current fad fades away, these companies might bend over backwards to make their customers happy and change their platform stance. If in 2011 Apple has 1/3 less sales or if WP7 sells less then the Kin did, they might reconsider their business strategy and that could make all the difference in the world.
It also depends who has the latest and greatest exclusive thrill out the year the phones released. If Facebook only came on a WP7 device for example, because of an exclusivity deal, boatloads of people would jump on WP7.
It's not like Android isn't without its share of problems either, I'm still waiting to hear that the Epic is able get through a full day on a single battery charge, there definitely seems to be a trade off between open/close platform and battery life...
There a too many variables to even attempt to predict what's going to happen in 2014. If Microsoft is 99% less restrictive then Apple is, M$ could overtake them, making them the direct competition with Android.