Apple will leave Android behind and lead in the smartphone war by 2015

Based on the Yankee Group's findings, 91 percent of iPhone owners seek another iPhone when it's time for an upgrade, while only 76 percent of Android device owners seek another Android device. And what of that 24 percent of Android device owners seeking an a new phone? Almost 3 quarters of them plan to get an iPhone.

Apple's interconnected ecosystem of iTunes, the App Store, iCloud and related features ensures a remarkable degree of consumer loyalty in the U.S. and Apple’s 'black hole' ecosystem aptures subscribers who never leave, while Android smartphones are losing one out of every six customers to other manufacturers. These trends will drive Apple ownership well past Android ownership by 2015 and will reinforce Apple’s dominance in tablets as well