The comparison they were going for, I think, was something along the lines of "Ford combined auto sales outsell Dodge Chargers"
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Android Outsells iPhone Globally
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The comparison they were going for, I think, was something along the lines of "Ford combined auto sales outsell Dodge Chargers"
Mac sales have significantly outperformed PC sales. If you are a developer and want to be a big fish in a smaller pond, you will develop for Mac. You will also see your revenue percentage increase year-over-year to be substantially higher than in the PC world. Developing for a "niche" player can be a very profitable experience, especially if you're the only one on the block offering something that PC users can get from 10 different developers.
Several years ago Mac's market share was in the toilet. It hovered in the 2-4 percent range for years. I remember one of Steve Jobs' keynotes where he said look, in order for us to double our income and profits we only need to capture 1-2% more of the market. Apple had tremendous room to grow and has proven to be a massive growth vehicle for its investors. Mac now has a 10% market share, or five times what it was just a few short years ago. That's an incredible achievement, and also why you see more and more developers (especially game developers) jumping onto the Mac platform. It's all about the numbers.
For Microsoft to double its marketshare when it already owns 90% of the market is impossible. With very little room to grow, you stagnate.
Myself and few other Mac friends that I know would prefer the iPhone to go niche. That is what made Macs so special years ago. The quiet confidence of knowing the superiority of your machine and not really giving a damn what was happening on competing platforms as long as Apple was still in business. It will also help in alot of other ways too. No antennagate or people posting antagonizing threads or remarks. iPhone vs Android is so 2009 anyway.
As long as you recognise that what is a superior machine for you isn't a superior machine for everyone, then all will be well.
Such a pointless thread. As people have said, which individual model of Andoid driven smart phone is outselling the iPhone 4? Come back with that number and we can talk.
That is kind of a straw mans argument.
Lets assume their were 2 models of phones running iOS. The total sells of iOS would increase but the sells of any one of those models would more than likely be a little over 1/2 of the current one......
The one model fits all approach of the iPhone means a lot of people are getting it and settling for a lot of things. like Settling for a smaller screen size (as it is pretty clear quite a few want a 4 in on) or no hardware keyboard. Heavier weight to have the glass back. Having only one choose of look ect.
The comparison is between smartphones running Android OS and smartphones running iOS. It's not about any individual Android device and the iPhone.
Wait.
Does that mean the iPhone was a Honda back when it was selling more than Android? So Android was the Ferrari before?
Car comparisons rarely work in smartphone discussions. (Yeah, I've tried them too.)
Which is the only way android fanboys get to brag. Because if you compare OS vs OS >>iOS wins.
If you compare phone to phone >> iPhone wins.
Its funny the ONLY way some people can spin the numbers is compare an entire line of phones running Android to 1 phone running iOS.
Convenient huh?
If you're after the sex, you should have bought a Ferrari, not a smartphone that is owned by millions.
Next time you see a girl (without a gap in her teeth and a unibrow) who is not revolted by a loud obnoxious Ferrari you let me know.
Ferraris are not cool, they are for 12 year old boys to have wet dreams about.
Ferraris are not cool, they are for 12 year old boys to have wet dreams about.
I don't think this is right. I know that Android sold more than iPhones in the US but not globally. Even this figure is questionable. First, there weren't many Android phones last year except for the G1 (horrible, I had one and sold it for iPhone 4) and the Droid. This year was full of high end Android phones from the 4 (yes, FOUR) Samsung Galaxy S phones, the Evo 4G, Nexus One, Droid 2, Droid Incredible, Droid X, and a few others that I don't remember the names of. Second, this isn't a fair comparison. iPhone is ONE phone. You can argue there are different generations/models that were available for purchase but it's still a ONE phone per year deal. You don't get 10 different iPhone models in the first half of 2010. Android is an entire operating system with at least 10+ different phones running it. iPhone is ONE phone. A fair comparison is Android OS vs iOS. This includes iPads and iPod touches. Android isn't a phone. It's an OS. I see tablets running Android. But are they counted in this report? Yes. The report clearly says Android and iPhone. So if they didn't count those tablets and other non-smartphone devices, then the report is wrong. Either way, the report is wrong. Factor in that Apple sold over 3 million iPads (maybe more before the quarter ended) and probably an equal number of iPod touches, iOS still kicks Android. Why? Android was built to fail. It was built by Google, the next Microsoft.
Good, now people like you can't tell us we're lemmings for going with the crowd anymore since the crowd seems to now be going with Android handsets. Enjoy your (outdated in 2 months and seldom updated) brand new phone!
Which is the only way android fanboys get to brag. Because if you compare OS vs OS >>iOS wins.
If you compare phone to phone >> iPhone wins.
Its funny the ONLY way some people can spin the numbers is compare an entire line of phones running Android to 1 phone running iOS.
Convenient huh?
That's how the smartphone Market is compared, and how it's always been compared. The iPhone alone won't change that.
wow! Im truly petrified. This is going to give me nightmares for weeks. What will I ever do.
HONDAS are loud and obnoxious. If you think this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR_kz8l9CjE
is loud and obnoxious, then well... I dont know.
That above post about the Droid 2 not selling well is to be expected. It severely lacks features like 720p video recording, secondary camera, etc. that the somewhat popular Android smartphones have. It's just a Droid with slightly better hardware.
It would of been wise for them to at least add a front facing camera. What a dumb move.
FYI: ATT exclusively is a US only thing. The iPhone is available on multiple networks in other countries including France, the UK, and Canada. The reason is simple. All those other carriers run the same GSM AND UMTS bands. So it's much easier to get multiple contracts to multiple carriers in those countries because they are still using the same phoen.
Verizon in the US uses the dead-end CDMA which will eventually be phased out in the next 5-7 years. Sure, Apple went to Verizon first for the iPhone so they can produce a CDMA iPhone if they wanted. But you gotta remember, when brand new products launch, they are often "test" or project launches by Apple. That means Apple may have considering ordering 1 million CDMA iPhones if Verizon had agreed. But if the iPhone didn't originally sell in 2007, they would have just ended production all together. But once the iPhone 2007 was deemed a success, Apple continued with it's R and D.
Look at Apple's other "test" products. Macbook Air (hasn't been updated in well over a year, no major revision since it original launched. Same thing can be said about AppleTV (which Apple calls a "hobby"). Newton anyone? You get my drift? If the original iPhone would have been CDMA and not successful, Apple would have just killed the project altogether.
Have you checked out Verizon's pricing? They are exactly the same as ATT. So if ATT is ridiculously overpriced, the same can be said about Verizon.
Disclaimer: I love all cell phones. Currently own iPhone 4, Samsung Galaxy S (Vibrant), Nokia E 71 (Symbian) and BB Bold 9700 (Blackberry). So I can say I am not an "apple fanboy" I am giving a pretty objective post. Plus I owned the first Android phone (the G1, which I sold and repurchased twice so I am an Android fan also).