CHART OF THE DAY: Samsung Takes Over The Android Brand (GOOG, AAPL)

Samsung is slowly but surely taking over the Android brand, according to this Google Trends chart. Analyst Benedict Evans first posted this chart. He believes a big part of the rise can be attributed to the fact that Samsung doesn't mention Android at all in its marketing. He believes Samsung doesn't talk about Android, in part, because Android is commodity software anyone can use. Instead, Samsung focuses on attacking Apple and promoting its own hardware. Is this bad for Google and Android? On ...