Android Tops 50%, iOS Hits 30% in U.S. Smartphone Installed User Base

[BaldiMac]

I'm just saying, stop trying reeeally hard to prove that Apple is better anyway, since all Apple fanatics seem upset about it for no reason

Stop trying to fight a strawman. I'm not upset. I'm having a discussion.

O RLY? So you're telling me, say, Apple didn't let carriers chose whether I can tether or not?

No, I'm not telling you that. "More" does not mean "complete".

Not really mate. There are a lot of amazing apps on Android that simply can't be developed for iPhones because of how restrictive iOS is. Most great iOS apps have an Android equivalent.
Seriously, there are so many great Android apps that I would love to have on an iPhone.

More? Hardly. Better? That's your opinion.

Sure, better is subjective. More is not. iOS has more apps available. The iPhone has more accessories than any Android phone in most categories.

This is quite stupid and ironic considering that iPhones didn't have MMS at the beginning. Why is this stupid? Because iMessage can only be used between iPhone users. You still need to use a different messaging systems to communicate with the rest of the world. Oh, and the equivalent of iMessage is Google Talk, you know, something that appeared way earlier than iMessage?

Is your only argument just to say "stupid" or "wrong"? I didn't say the iPhone was first with anything, nor am I discussing 5 years ago. The iPhone has many third party messaging systems, just like Android, including Google Talk. The advantage that iPhone has in this area is that iPhone users are mostly on iMessage where Android users are spread across a variety of apps.

Haha, don't make me laugh. There is a limited number of bluetooth headphones that work with iPhones. Android devices communication methods are based on standards that anyone can work with. iOS is more restrictive.

That isn't actually a response to what I said.

See, if you were a developer maybe you wouldn't embarrass yourself like this.

You have no idea what I do. And what does being a developer have to do with any of those comments?

I've edited my previous post after you've replied:

Here's another stat that shows a completely different story: http://gs.statcounter.com/#mobile_br...-201105-201205

Yep. One difference is that StatCounter's statistics use page views instead of unique visits. Both methods could be argued for. But StatCounter's statistics are unweighted, which is an important issue for global analysis according to their own FAQ.