The Popularity Gap

If Samsung's advertising has at least helped it narrow the popularity gap with Apple, Taiwan's HTC shows the challenges facing smaller producers seeking to compete at the market's high end.

如果说三星的广告起码帮它在人气上缩小了与苹果的差距，那么台湾宏达电的境况彰显了中小厂商在高端市场竞争时面临的种种挑战。

This quarter's report shows that Google has nearly caught up to Apple in smart phone popularity and is closing the gap in tablets.

这季度的报告显示，受欢迎程度方面，智能手机一块，Google几乎赶上了苹果，而平板市场这块Google与苹果差距也在逐渐缩小。

The popularity of gap years in China was triggered in 2009 by Sun Dongchun's book "The Late gap year".

自2009年孙东纯的《迟到的间隔年》出版后，“间隔年”开始在中国流行起来。