Really, looking at the chart in the OP, I see 2009 - 24%, 2010 - 21%, 2011 - 29%...
Maybe you need to look at more than 1 year's "growth" when the prior year had a "decline" ?
Again, percentage charts are not indicative of overall market growth. They just tell you the story in a static way. Number of units sold would tell a much more worthwhile tale.
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I dont know why people are trying to bash Apple's numbers. The Android share is split between at least Samsung, HTC, Motorola, LG (and more).
The figures look great for Google but not as good for the OEMs as Apple has 100% control in its stake of the U.S (and worldwide) Market.
No no. They've meet the necessary requirement for innovation (more sales, as you like to say), while iOS can barely keep up.
Your opinion, not mine.
Well, how? That opinion is based on your standards.
Depends what context you are talking about. If the BB your wife has has a qwerty keyboard, how on earth does it trump the touchscreen typing?I'm not surprised that RIM has fallen so far. My wife has a BB and that thing is a piece of crap. My iPhone can do so much more and so much easier.
The chart may be about smartphones, but some of the discussions are about iOS vs Android.
Uh ? Are you making stuff up ?
The iPhone has currently 3 models on the market, 2 of which are priced under 100$, one which is free (much better than BOGO). And the iPhone 4S starts at 199$ (159$ in Canada actually).
And again, the best selling Android models aren't the cheap ones. The Samsung Galaxy S II managed to sell 5 million units in 85 days when it launched, and it didn't launch as a BOGO deal on carriers.
IOS is successful despite what Android based handsets do. Apple makes boatloads of money per handset, Android makes boatloads of money on volume.
Again, if these people aren't very tech savvy, there's loads of misconceptions, misunderstandings and user-errors which cause the frustrations. On the counter, I've converted 3 members of my family to Mac/iPhone's because PCs and other mobiles were too complicated to use.I can only say to people here that of the three people I work with who had iPhones (other people had other brands) All of those three people have since upgraded to Android phones.
No-one I know has changed from a high end Android phone to an iPhone.
They were all happy to get away from iTunes. In fact one guy is looking to buy a Samsung tablet. I did ask about getting and iPad, but he told me he did not want to have to be locked into iTunes again (as he was with his phone a year ago) and didn't want to back down that road.
Now he's experienced being able to do as he wants with his phone, he wants the same freedom from his tablet.
I do wonder, if a percentage of people will do this?
It's not. In fact, it can't be, since vertical business models and horizontal business models are completely different, especially in practice.
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).
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Again, if these people aren't very tech savvy, there's loads of misconceptions, misunderstandings and user-errors which cause the frustrations. On the counter, I've converted 3 members of my family to Mac/iPhone's because PCs and other mobiles were too complicated to use.
How difficult is it import your own content into iTunes? You don't even need iTunes to run iOS devices anymore with iOS. Also, the freedom to use a phone/tablet on an open-sourced unit is the same a closed-sourced unit. They just operate differently.![]()
Look out, everybody! Windows Phone 7 DOUBLED in market share from 2010!
Lol... So much arguing...
It's definitely Android vs iOS, each one dominating its own market. The rest will eventually fade away forever.
Yes, Apple is selling an iPhone 3GS (two generations out of date) and the iPhone 4(one generation out of date) as the "free" and "low priced" iPhones. Otherwise, the iPhone 4S is the single premium device.
Terrific supply chain management with long production cycles and maintenance of high margins.
Wanna guess what happens to the N. American market when the iPhone 5 shows up? I'll take a stab at it:
Lots of Android users that "required" LTE and 4G will become switchers as their respective contracts expire, while few iPhone users will make the switch to Android. It will be liking clubbing baby seals...
All about the dynamic ecosystem that Apple has in place.
We'll see who's right at this time next year...
I can only say to people here that of the three people I work with who had iPhones (other people had other brands) All of those three people have since upgraded to Android phones.
No-one I know has changed from a high end Android phone to an iPhone.
They were all happy to get away from iTunes. In fact one guy is looking to buy a Samsung tablet. I did ask about getting and iPad, but he told me he did not want to have to be locked into iTunes again (as he was with his phone a year ago) and didn't want to back down that road.
Now he's experienced being able to do as he wants with his phone, he wants the same freedom from his tablet.
I do wonder, if a percentage of people will do this?