These numbers do seem to be in dispute - according to Nielson, iOs is still ahead. Although there's no dispute that Android is surging.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20026975-37.html
The interesting thing to me is that, so far, in the US as well as Europe, both iOs and Android's gains are coming at the expense of existing smartphone OS's, like Symbian or RIM, and not so much at the expense of each other. It will be interested to see what happens once they are more directly competing.
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Apple once again on route to oblivion. The price point of the iphone is just ridiculously high, more than half of my acquaintances how own an iphone bought it as a "status" device. They just go out and show off with their phones.
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Well, I wouldn't underestimate the appeal of a status device. And I don't know how much iPhones cost where you live, but at least in the US, you can buy a 3GS for $49; the 4 costs $199 or $299. Equivalent Android phones aren't cheaper. (And by some definitions, there are no equivalent phones, if you want the highest resolution screen or an iPod).
But this market is still developing, with only about 1/3 of mobile subscribers having a smartphone.