Are they smartphones ? Because we're discussing smartphones here...
The chart may be about smartphones, but some of the discussions are about iOS vs Android.
Are they smartphones ? Because we're discussing smartphones here...
Looks like the Free OS given away by Google to every manufacturer on the planet is working to dominate marketshare. It's not winning marketshare because of its merits or superiority in technology. It's winning because its given away by Google to anyone for free.
The chart may be about smartphones, but some of the discussions are about iOS vs Android.
Not the BOGO free crap againiPhone is being offered free, Android also, but then again, there are models of Android that sell for as much as top end iPhones. And frankly, those models are some of the best selling devices (Samsung Galaxy S II being a prime example).
Android is not getting a free ride on better carrier subsidies. The carriers are subsidizing both platforms in equal ways.
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No, just looking at their market share numbers quarter to quarter, iOS seems to have plateaud in the 20-30% range.
Wow.
I knew RIM was in trouble, but this, combined with their other difficulties this year, makes me think they're not going to be viable for much longer.
iOS seems likely to start to plateau, while Android in all its forms will probably keep growing.
Where will Windows Phone fit in? I don't see it making inroads against iOS, and while it could potentially slow Android's growth, Android has the advantage of a huge existing base.
I would have loved for Nokia to actually go somewhere with Maemo/Meego. The N900 was an awesome device when it was introduced. I was pretty pissed that it was incompatible with my carrier's frequencies.
As expected.
Universally licensing your OS to anyone that can slam together a box (at all price points, regardless of unoptimized software, hardware quality and user experience) is designed for massive volume.
This is the story of Android, and we're seeing it playing out here.
Last time I looked, the Samsung Galaxy S II is selling for $49 each--that's hardly a "prime example".
Really, still over 150$ here. Depends on your carrier. Of course, Orange in the UK were giving out the iPhone 4 like 3 months after its release in 2010 and many carriers offer increased subsidies after a model has been out for months (like the Samsung Galaxy S II which is getting long in the tooth).
Why are some of you trying to pretend like Android is more subsidized than iPhone ? What's it to you that not everyone buys the damn Apple phone ?
It seems some people don't know how to read a chart when it's right in front of their noses. What part of a 38% GROWTH implies iOS has flattened. That's more year-over-year growth than Android showed over the same time period.GO Android!
Android Rocks and Destroys all others!
IOS has flattened already.........
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Not the BOGO free crap againiPhone is being offered free, Android also, but then again, there are models of Android that sell for as much as top end iPhones. And frankly, those models are some of the best selling devices (Samsung Galaxy S II being a prime example).
Android is not getting a free ride on better carrier subsidies. The carriers are subsidizing both platforms in equal ways.
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No, just looking at their market share numbers quarter to quarter, iOS seems to have plateaud in the 20-30% range.
Really, still over 150$ here. Depends on your carrier. Of course, Orange in the UK were giving out the iPhone 4 like 3 months after its release in 2010 and many carriers offer increased subsidies after a model has been out for months (like the Samsung Galaxy S II which is getting long in the tooth).
Why are some of you trying to pretend like Android is more subsidized than iPhone ? What's it to you that not everyone buys the damn Apple phone ?
Look out, everybody! Windows Phone 7 DOUBLED in market share from 2010!
Pardon me--plateaued? 8% overall growth and 38% individual growth year-over-year?
Really, still over 150$ here. Depends on your carrier. Of course, Orange in the UK were giving out the iPhone 4 like 3 months after its release in 2010 and many carriers offer increased subsidies after a model has been out for months (like the Samsung Galaxy S II which is getting long in the tooth).
Why are some of you trying to pretend like Android is more subsidized than iPhone ? What's it to you that not everyone buys the damn Apple phone ?
I've heard that for the last three years, but I have yet to see it happen. What makes you think this? Because Android is on multiple phones while iOS is only on one?
I hope Apple is able to shake up the providers way of milking us for every half data snipet we use. As we do more on more while on the go, either we need a reasonable Wifi network like gas stations or alternative plans and solutions.
In the end data usage must be unlimited with just basic fees.
at least in the US... to the single iPhone model at that price and the 4S at $300.