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The monthly Android version battle - Dec '14 and Jan '15

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Introduction In December there was nothing exciting to announce. Android 5.0 was enrolled on some Android devices but not enough to gain 0,1% market share, and the same counts for January. Meaning the current Android versions continue the same way as they did before. But let's see what that means in terms of real numbers. Show me the numbers Android 4.1 and 4.2 switched places in the market share list. Android 4.4 is on a stable level for the past 7-8 months. This is first version that stays this stable over a long period of time. My explanation for this is the steady sell in phones and when the phones where replaced with Android 4.4 the cheap tablet segment is now selling tablets with Android 4.2. So the phones might have decreased but the overal number stays about the same because of the tablets. Android 4.4 is still growing steadily and I already dare to claim that my previous predictions (that this version will get to at least 50-60% market share) is within reach. Mainly