TightWind is written by Kyle Baxter. Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

Yes, Android’s user-base is fractured. MG Siegler:

So, iOS 4 has 90 percent share amongst iOS device owners. What about Android 2.3? 0.4 percent, as of a couple weeks ago. Yes, that’s zero point four percent.

Okay, I realize it’s a little unfair to compare iOS 4 to Android 2.3 since the latter was just released and is only available on one phone (again, the Nexus S). Still, the fact that it’s still only available on one phone weeks after being made public says a lot.

But for the sake of this being slightly more fair, let’s compare iOS 4 to Android 2.2 — an OS which came out well before iOS 4. The adoption rate there? 51.8 percent. That’s still pretty pathetic.

And 12.5 percent are on 1.5 and 1.6; 1.6 was released in September 2009. Wow.

That’s the trade Google’s made for market share: they’ve compromised the user experience to make Android as manufacturer and carrier-friendly as possible.