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Android Outsells iPhone Globally

If Android lands a Sony PlayStation phone, that could be equivalent of signing LeBron James this summer. A DYNASTY in the making. I don't see Nintendo getting into cell phones right now unless this PSP phone really does sell like hot cakes and ushers in a new era in both industries. That's why I HOPE this PlayStation Phone does succeed!

And IF Google does get Sony to commit to their platform, I expect the games to be better on Android than iOS. This will be very similar to PC vs Mac gaming all over again. Android platform keeps evolving in hardware just like a PC which can cater to the LATEST games that Macs are not known for.

"Is a Mac better than PC for Heavy High End Gaming?"

http://www.geek.com/forums/topic/is-a-mac-better-than-pc-for-heavy-high-end-gaming

Even from Mac fans, they agree PC wins in gaming. iOS would be left with puzzle games, cheap imitations of Mario Kart, and more limited genres because it lacks buttons. A lead they couldn't hang onto.

I knew for a long time, Android is very dangerous in the industry against Apple. People (aka Apple fanboys) just aren't open-minded to see it. Too "closed"-minded to have them forward thinking. Google has too much money and have enough partners to make it work just like Sony's many 3rd party support for their PlayStation consoles against a better game developer like Nintendo. All it takes is an army to defeat a lone ranger to win at the end in the longer run...

Just like Stallone's quote in The Expendables.

"It's good to have friends."

^^ Google has them.
 
By them
wirelessmacuser said:
This is a great analogy. Very accurate too.

iPhone has become the "Ford of Smartphones".

iPhones are now a dime a dozen, seen everywhere, they've lost their exclusivity and are approaching a commodity item. WalMarts sell them, and every Joe Blow has one.
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I purchased 4 iPhones for my family because I like the way they operate, and I like the functionality and various features they provide to the members of my family.
I did not buy them for "exclusivity". I don't care who has one or where they are sold. If everyone in the country had one, it wouldn't matter to me. It is a cell phone, not a status symbol.
 
Ryeno said:
Marketing is all about embellishing any strengths you have but no one buys the iPhone as a gaming device first.

An iPod, a Phone, and an Internet Communicator :apple:
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LOL. And people buy iphones because it's a great phone?
 
DesmoPilot said:
Ferrari's also handle like crap for the most part and are the most overrated brand of car. Your point?
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You obviously don't own one, nor have your driven one. Drive one and hopping into a Honda afterward and drive the same road just ain't the same. I would never think of driving down a mountain road above 50 in a Honda, but is no problem for the Ferrari.
 
Savor said:
What I learned from watching Casino and its tagline was that Nobody Stays On Top Forever.

Nintendo had an even bigger market dominance than Apple has in this industry in both sales and profit. After two console generations, they eventually succumbed as market leader to Sony. Then Sony held the throne before some faltering with their PS3 which looks like the first PlayStation home console to NOT sell over 100M.

Steve Jobs won't live forever either and some of their "revolutionary ideas" just end up looking like rehashes. Savor it now. This is a fickle industry involved with a very polarizing company. Two years can change fast. Look how fast Motorola fell after the RAZR in 2005. This is like the granddaddy of cell phone manufacturers. Apple will rise and eventually stumble or decline just like any company or great athlete who gets older.

Apple will be like the old b*tch in the club that nobody cares to look at anymore. No longer HOT STUFF. It happened to Sony, and they made some pretty slick designs with their PSP and PS3 and great specs (at the time) compared to the competition that was out there in that market. The passing of the torch changes. You win some, you lose some.

Reminds me of Family Guy. During the early 2000's, it was very funny. Now it just plain sucks as of late. Maybe one decent episode PER season.
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The same way they declined in the mp3 player market. :eek:

Seriously? Comparing it to Family Guy? Wow...
 
yankintx said:
I did not buy them for "exclusivity". I don't care who has one or where they are sold. If everyone in the country had one, it wouldn't matter to me. It is a cell phone
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Now you understand the point I made.

Fanboys are always bragging about how "cool" their iPhones & other Apple toys are. Even the CEO who has created the "Apple Culture of Arrogance and Superiority" pushes this theme.

Me? I could give a rats _ _ _

I'm a happy multi-platformist. Not married to any platform or brand. I buy what I like... to enjoy and to experience first hand rather than rely on others opinions. It's great fun, educational, and never boring.

I love most Apple products, but detest the lies & deception of the company hype machine, example; "iPad... It's Magical & Revolutionary" yeah right, what a load of crap!
 
wirelessmacuser said:
Now you understand the point I made.

Fanboys are always bragging about how "cool" their iPhones & other Apple toys are. Even the CEO who has created the "Apple Culture of Arrogance and Superiority" pushes this theme.

Me? I could give a rats _ _ _

I'm a happy multi-platformist. Not married to any platform or brand. I buy what I like... to enjoy and to experience first hand rather than rely on others opinions. It's great fun, educational, and never boring.

I love most Apple products, but detest the lies & deception of the company hype machine, example; "iPad... It's Magical & Revolutionary" yeah right, what a load of crap!
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In fairness, people have brand loyalty for reasons. I'm not saying it can't be overboard, but that can be said of anything.

Android is a decent phone, but I always say that even if the iPhone was a subpar phone, it's iPod feature alone makes it a must-have for me. iTunes is by far my favorite media organization program, and unless a phone integrated with a program that meets my needs like iTunes does comes out, few phones will live up to the iPhone for me.

But luckily, the iPod feature/iTunes integration is far and away not the only great feature of the iPhone.
 
shakenmartini said:
You obviously don't own one, nor have your driven one. Drive one and hopping into a Honda afterward and drive the same road just ain't the same. I would never think of driving down a mountain road above 50 in a Honda, but is no problem for the Ferrari.
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You clearly haven't driven a Civic Type R, or NSX.. Actually, any Honda built in the last 20 years
 
GermanSuplex said:
In fairness, people have brand loyalty for reasons. I'm not saying it can't be overboard, but that can be said of anything.

Android is a decent phone, but I always say that even if the iPhone was a subpar phone, it's iPod feature alone makes it a must-have for me. iTunes is by far my favorite media organization program, and unless a phone integrated with a program that meets my needs like iTunes does comes out, few phones will live up to the iPhone for me.

But luckily, the iPod feature/iTunes integration is far and away not the only great feature of the iPhone.
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Well said. I'm with you, there's nothing wrong with brand loyalty. As long as those people do not go to extremes like we see here, with fanboys and zealots issuing personal attacks on anyone that doesn't suck up to Apple.

I own an iPhone for many of the same reasons you cited. In fact it's an important companion to my 2010 MacBook Pro. Also because an iPhone is simple technology, they end up in the hands of those who would not normally buy a smartphone. That's great for the industry.
 
there are like 6 new android phones every year and one new iphone every year. Sales mean nothing.
 
Posting from a national foreclosure conference in Denver... I see tons of iPhone 4s, Blackberries and Samsung smart phones, but barely an Android phone to be seen.
 
Rodimus Prime said:
Go with the world wide market instead lf limit yourself to the US with that agrument.....
Most of the world the iPhone is not carrier dependent. That is kind of a US only deal.
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+1

And wait till people see what Verizon ends up charging if they get their own version of the iPhone 4 early next year. :eek:

Given that Verizon seems to be a fav of many users here in the US; and that ATT and T-Mobile are the only real GSM providers here in the US. Would be interesting to see market share in for the iPhone and Android phones excluding US sales - since the rest of the world seems to be GSM based.
 
Been having trouble with my Iphone 4, dropped calls, sensor problem. So, been hearing a lot about Droid. I stopped and signed up with Sprint and got an Evo phone, knowing I had 30 days to take it back. It just took one day, the bigger screen is nice, but that is about all. The Evo was fun to play with for about a hour, than I got missing my Iphone. I can see how someone that never owned a Iphone, be in love with the Evo, it is a good phone, but IN MY OPINION, the Iphone is a great phone. even with a few bugs.
 
Savor said:
If Android lands a Sony PlayStation phone, that could be equivalent of signing LeBron James this summer. A DYNASTY in the making. I don't see Nintendo getting into cell phones right now unless this PSP phone really does sell like hot cakes and ushers in a new era in both industries. That's why I HOPE this PlayStation Phone does succeed!
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It really isn't. It would be a feature present on a small number of Sony phones, maybe only one. And if you combined the battery life of PSP with that of the average Android phone you're probably getting an hour or two's play out of it. But that's beside the point...the fact is it just fractures the market further. Sony aren't going to throw their PSP tech to Motorola or HTC. They are competitors who happen to be using a variant on the same OS.

That's why it's been so hard for app developers dedicated to Android thus far. The stuff isn't selling because the market is all over the place, it's poorly constructed.

Furthermore, raw sales figures are misleading because - even if we forget about iPad and iPod Touch sales, which comprise an important part of the iOS ecosystem - Android is, increasingly, on a lot of 'basic' smartphones. The average iPhone buyer is going to be a lot more inclined to spend money on apps and so forth whereas plenty of Android buyers are just getting a cheap replacement for their basic mobile phone and are probably unaware of what the 'OS' competition is.
 
steviem said:
You clearly haven't driven a Civic Type R, or NSX.. Actually, any Honda built in the last 20 years
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All the cars you listed are pretty bottom of the barrel in the sports car department just so you know :p
 
Chip NoVaMac said:
+1

And wait till people see what Verizon ends up charging if they get their own version of the iPhone 4 early next year. :eek:

Given that Verizon seems to be a fav of many users here in the US; and that ATT and T-Mobile are the only real GSM providers here in the US. Would be interesting to see market share in for the iPhone and Android phones excluding US sales - since the rest of the world seems to be GSM based.
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At this point, selling an extra 3-4 million phones to Verizon customers really isn't going to make a huge difference because the rate of Android's rise is just too great. iPhone going to Verizon is too little too late. Apple could have crushed Android if the iPhone came to Verizon 2 years ago.
 
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