Exactly. Even 20% would be an amazingly good piece to have. Even Jobs originally said he'd be happy with far less.
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Android is only successful because Apple is allowing it
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Exactly. Even 20% would be an amazingly good piece to have. Even Jobs originally said he'd be happy with far less.
In this Android dominance, how many of those phones are ver 2.2 and how many are the $49 ver 1.6 phones that AT&T, Radio Shack, Best Buy, and others are still selling?
Still a non smart phone user.
Still a non smart phone user.
According to Engadget 70% of Android users are on version 2.x
http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/12/android-2-x-now-on-70-percent-of-all-active-androids/
There's something not to confuse here. All these market share numbers only talk about "Smartphones". Jobs said he would be happy with 2% of the cell phone market, not 2% of the smartphone market.
And in the cellphone market, you can be Apple is close to 2%. Smartphones are still a minority in the overall market.
I fundamentally disagree with the notion that Android is successful solely due to iPhone exclusivity in the United States.
I also fundamentally disagree with the current narrative of Android versus iOS in the phone market being the end all be all when it comes to the two platforms.
Even if Apple offered fully subsidized iPhones on every carrier worldwide, there would still be tremendous growth with Android due to traditional handset manufacturers adopting Android. I still think consumers purchase their phones widely based on their carrier of choice, and with good Android options, the iPhone is just another super smart phone with a capacitive multitouch display.
I cant help but think that the Tablet market is going to be very difficult for Android. Not because of the quality of Android or the quality of the actual hardware, but the quality of the partnerships to properly market the devices. The carrier subsidy model probably won't work well with tablets, so these are going to be sold online and in big B&M stores. Do HTC and Samsung have the brand recognition or is there just going to be an assortment of random generic tablets at the local Best Buy? On the other hand, if HP would have gotten on the Android or Chrome bus, it could be different.
In this respect I think iPad's market share will more closely resemble iPod rather than iPhone. At the end of the day, one would imagine Apple would be very satisfied with their platform with that development.
I also fundamentally disagree with the current narrative of Android versus iOS in the phone market being the end all be all when it comes to the two platforms.
Even if Apple offered fully subsidized iPhones on every carrier worldwide, there would still be tremendous growth with Android due to traditional handset manufacturers adopting Android. I still think consumers purchase their phones widely based on their carrier of choice, and with good Android options, the iPhone is just another super smart phone with a capacitive multitouch display.
I cant help but think that the Tablet market is going to be very difficult for Android. Not because of the quality of Android or the quality of the actual hardware, but the quality of the partnerships to properly market the devices. The carrier subsidy model probably won't work well with tablets, so these are going to be sold online and in big B&M stores. Do HTC and Samsung have the brand recognition or is there just going to be an assortment of random generic tablets at the local Best Buy? On the other hand, if HP would have gotten on the Android or Chrome bus, it could be different.
In this respect I think iPad's market share will more closely resemble iPod rather than iPhone. At the end of the day, one would imagine Apple would be very satisfied with their platform with that development.
This is bullcrap if I ever heard it. I see *LTD* is still the forum's obsessive fanboy, ready to defend Apple, no matter the issue.
I am coming to the rescue, LTD!!! And my wife just got an iPhone 4...
MS IS DEAD. AND SO IS ANDROID.
I am coming to the rescue, LTD!!! And my wife just got an iPhone 4...
MS IS DEAD. AND SO IS ANDROID.
MS and Android seem very much alive.
Windows 7 is more popular than OS X.
Android sales just accelerated straight past and beyond iPhone.
By what definition do you use the word 'dead'.
Thanks, it's about time. A few months ago I was looking at the Androids, and the number of phones still being sold with 1.5 and 1.6 was astonishing. Maybe it's time to look again.