Android is number one OS among US phone buyers

henrikrox said:
Why do you think this is?


http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/05/android-is-numero-uno-among-us-phone-buyers-over-the-last-six-mo/
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Android phones outsold iOS phones over that last few months. Good for Google yet the iOS(iPhone only) still has a bigger market share 28%>19% and iOS has a bigger worldwide market share over Android where they both compete on same networks.

And if we really wanted to look at os vs os market share iOS is killing Android iPhone,iPad iPod Touch and Apple TV 120 million plus devices sold compared to 30 something million Android phones and few tablets.

Apple profits are crazy from what I know Google has just started making money from ads from Ad Mobile. Apple is said to match Google in profits for mobile ads by the end of the year with iAds.
 
I'll stick to iOS, at least I know it's not fragmenting into a million pieces like android. All these phone with different features and different versions means that developers are less likely to develop on the platform. I can download apps on the app store knowing I can use them, unlike the android store.
 
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hcho3 said:
Android is gaining fast momentum from Verizon and Sprint. Both of these carriers are pushing Android pretty hard with devices like Epic 4G, Evo 4G, Droid X and Droid 2. You can find some of android phones for free. Mobile OS war has just began... Android is gaining momentum, but we will see what happens when WM 7 comes out this holiday season on T-mobile and AT&T.
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Windows 7 won't change a thing. We'll see how fast things turn over when and IF there is ever a CDMA iPhone, for Verizon or Sprint.
 
Also, that's 'just' the US situation where the iPhone is only offered by the supposedly 'worst' service provider

here in Europe we have plenty of carriers (Europe's almost exclusively GSM) offering the iPhone. Here in Austria, EVERY SINGLE CARRIER (as of October) sells the iPhone.

So, as you might figure, the market share situation is quite different throughout the EU compared to the US, while the profitability is at an equal impressive height.

but as some have pointed out: Market share means nothing, especially not to the individual, who just wants a phone that fits their needs.
(of course these current US figures are awesome for people who love to be 'on the winning team' ...)

The only time industry market share might affect anyone is when a company stops software support for a certain line of devices, which happens to Android devices sooner than iOS devices, sadly
 
Warbrain said:
Show me these figures with all iOS devices included as well and then we'll talk.
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that's silly. the comparison is about phones, not devices.

Again - why the back and forth on this. Do people really concern themselves with having the "winning" os as far as marketshare. I didn't buy my phone because it was popular. I bought my phone because it does what I need it to do (mostly). Not for a fashion statement. Not because of the brand. Not because of anything shallow.

People need to get over it. There will always be competition. And there will always be people who think differently than you or want different things from their devices. Doesn't make them or you better than the next guy/gal.
 
chrono1081 said:
If iPhone was on Verizon and T-Mobile I know we would be seeing a much different story. Pretty much everyone I know wants an iPhone, but can't because they are on Verizon.
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This is a well worn excuse. The grass is greener type whine.
Who chose AT&T?
Was it Mr Perfect?
 
tadad1 said:
And still Apple is laughing all the way to the bank.
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Those who know their history and pricing, know that Apple has always made obscene profits on the backs of their customers.

It's the well denied "Apple Tax".

The only reason it doesn't apply to the iPhone is it's too easy for the average customer to see. But take one look at equally configured laptops and the Apple Tax will make a sane person puke.
 
This is a ridiculous comparison.

1 device vs many, 1 carrier vs many. It would be like saying Honda outsold the camry.

Throw the ipad into the mix and see how the numbers stack up.
 
bighabeeb said:
This is a ridiculous comparison.

1 device vs many, 1 carrier vs many. It would be like saying Honda outsold the camry.

Throw the ipad into the mix and see how the numbers stack up.
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+1.. This also doesn't account for the fact that Android may be on a huge number of devices, but it is VERY fragmented. Some devices only go up to 1.5 or 1.6, while others go to 2.1 or 2.2. This is going to create a huge mess as these devices age, versus iPhones which seem to hold their overall value and usefulness VERY well. iOS 4 was the first OS revision that was not available on the entire product line.
 
Fliesen said:
here in Europe we have plenty of carriers (Europe's almost exclusively GSM) offering the iPhone. Here in Austria, EVERY SINGLE CARRIER (as of October) sells the iPhone.

So, as you might figure, the market share situation is quite different throughout the EU compared to the US, ... (snip)
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It is indeed different from the US. According to ComScore's group of users, in Germany for example, Symbian still reigns supreme among actual users:

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That's less true in the UK:

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In Italy and Spain, which have almost the same results (only Spain shown below), Windows Mobile users still surprisingly outnumber iPhone users. (Or perhaps not so suprisingly, as Europe and Asia have a rich history of WinMo usage and modification):

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=> Note that comScore gets their data from a dedicated group of 2 million people who agreed to be monitored. So, as in real life, the results can show people still stuck in multi-year contracts.
 
One should add though, i'm quite sure that up until now, the only carrier selling the iPhone in Germany is T-Mobile, so you have a similar situation to the US there aswell.

The UK has the iPhone on 3 or even 4 Carriers.

I do think the relatively high shares of Symbian in Spain might be due to the the decisively lower purchasing power, which causes the current smartphone boom to happen alot slower there.

edit: thanks for digging up some interesting figures btw
 
wirelessmacuser said:
The only reason it doesn't apply to the iPhone is it's too easy for the average customer to see. But take one look at equally configured laptops and the Apple Tax will make a sane person puke.
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To tax (from the Latin taxo; "I estimate", which in turn is from tangō; "I touch") is to impose a financial charge or other levy upon a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a state or the functional equivalent of a state such that failure to pay is punishable by law.

Last time I checked, buying Apple is not compulsory... choosing to buy non-Apple products is not punishable by law.

And the price points might make YOU puke, but clearly enough people buy Apple products anyway - of their own free will - to make the business model work. If it was truly onerous, not enough people would buy them to make Apple the money they make.

The claim about an Apple "Tax" can be easily explained by the Sour Grapes
axiom.


As for these market share exercises:

Tim Cook said:
The word "complete" isn't in our dictionary. We're always innovating and always looking to obsolete ourselves.
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(Source)
 
steezy1337 said:
iOS is like scarlet johansen, android is like that hooker down the street
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iOS is more like a chick who thinks shes all that, emotionally fragile, only hears what she wants to hear of her own choosing, and of no use when it comes to functionality.
 
scaredpoet said:
To tax (from the Latin taxo; "I estimate", which in turn is from tangō; "I touch") is to impose a financial charge or other levy upon a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a state or the functional equivalent of a state such that failure to pay is punishable by law.

Last time I checked, buying Apple is not compulsory... choosing to buy non-Apple products is not punishable by law.

And the price points might make YOU puke, but clearly enough people buy Apple products anyway - of their own free will - to make the business model work. If it was truly onerous, not enough people would buy them to make Apple the money they make.

The claim about an Apple "Tax" can be easily explained by the Sour Grapes
axiom.


As for these market share exercises:

(Source)
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Thank you.
 
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