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Apple Widens Lead Over Samsung in U.S. Smartphone Race in 2013
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Did you also miss the Tech Media outrage about the riots at Samsungs new facilities by construction workers..?
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lol nice post
I thought it was funny to read too
Especially since most of it laughable.Which ones of them will allow me to FaceTime with my friends and family who have iPhones, iPads and Macs?
Which ones of them will allow me to Airplay to my Apple TV?
Which ones of them allow me access to the content I have access to via iTunes?
Not sure what sites you visit then but I almost never see any anti-Apple material on any Android site I read.
This site is ok'ish but take sites like Appleinsider...they are extreme in having to include a dig at Android in every second article.
No all of them can afford or want an iPhone. If ur family back home doesnt even have a computer or tablet, u can't Facetime with them.
Yea. I'm also happy to say that there are zero Samsung consumer products in my house and I'd like to keep it that way as well
Except inside every other consumer electronic product in your house.
Exactly. There are alternatives to all three which are platform independent. Personally - I prefer to use something where I don't have to know what device someone else is using (in the case of video chatting). And since I have various devices - I prefer apps that I can use on all my devices instead of one type on one and another on others.
Indeed, I always love seeing that in Apple forums...I will never buy anything Samsung!!! Except Apple products are full of Samsung parts.
Then you get the argument that it wasn't designed by Samsung so it's ok. Talk about delusional.
Me too like Whatapp's, Viber and Skype.
On a side note, 95% at my work use iPhone's and since I switched back I was quite surprised of the amount of people I have sms'ed haven't had iMessage activated.
I think in a large part, they've already adopted the business model. Touchwiz is their shining star, love it or hate it. Other OEMs have backtracked on how much they customize Android, except Samsung. That gives them a consistency throughout their products. Familiarity with incremental changes wins repeat business easier than super flashy updates (tho they'd be guilty of the latter to an extent, the functionality of the system remains largely identical to even their Windows phones). Even with an enormous product portfolio, they've consolidated it. They throw their resources behind what should be the biggest seller in each market -- for the US and Canada (and other well-developed markets), the S and Note series are their big winners; where in other less-wealthy nations, they champion the Mega. They've partnered with Best Buy to make a very Apple Store-esque sales experience. I think they will break off Android, and Tizen may be that out -- not a full fork.
But to put the discussion into context, the other person was saying that the only phone they have owned are iPhones. Likely that means that they are in the Apple ecosystem.
Going from iPhone to another phone is not just a matter of comparing specs between an iPhone and some Android equivalent. The matter can be more complex as switching to Android can entail walking away from a set of features and capabilities that are native to only iOS devices.
lol ecosystem..love hearing that old chestnut. Personally I think it's a nonsense argument.
Depends on what makes you happy I guess, the point is you won't know if you like something else until you try it.
1.) Hangouts is multiplatform (even on Macs)
2.) Airplay is proprietary - but you knew this, so not sure sure what you were looking to gain on this
3.) See #2
So really is the issue here that you are locked into Apple products and have no other way out? At least Google's services (TV/Movies, Music, Hangouts) is able to be accessed on either iOS or Android. Can't say the same for Apple.
EDIT: Others have pointed this out as well.
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It's not that pointless... there must be some value in the data they collected.
NPD is a US-based market research firm... talking about a US company, Apple, in their home US market. Take that for what it's worth
You're right... Android is "winning" in the units-sold contest. They have the highest worldwide market share, bar none. But what are they doing with it?
When Android had 60% of the worldwide market... developers and accessory makers still preferred the iPhone.
When Android had 70% of the worldwide market... developers and accessory makers still preferred the iPhone.
When Android had 80% of the worldwide market... developers and accessory makers still preferred the iPhone.
It doesn't look like all that Android market share is doing anything. So what exactly is Android "winning" anyway?
I haven't seen any results... other than seeing the headline "Android dominates worldwide smartphone market share" every few months.
It makes a great headline... but there's no compelling story afterwards.
It's actually kinda sad when 8 out of 10 smartphones sold are running Android... yet the iPhone gets all the support.
Then again... "Android" is made up of dozens of manufacturers and hundreds of phones around the world. It includes flagship Android phones and cheap junk Android phones.
So take that for what it's worth...
Android market share doesn't distinguish between the good Android phones and the crappy Android phones. All phones get counted equally. Shouldn't the crappy Android phones get weighed against Android somehow?
Out of 100 smartphones sold... 80 of them are "Android" and 12 are iPhones.
Well... how many of those 80 Android phones are complete garbage phones sold in developing nations that barely have 3G coverage? Quite a few actually.
Yet the headline simply reads "Android dominates worldwide smartphone market share"
Android may be "winning" but it seems like a hollow victory...
It's all about how people justify it to themselves. "Well, I hate Samsung, but I couldn't have an iPhone without it so I have no other choice but I will be DAMNED if I ever buy something Samsung."
Wait...
So your argument is, you would rather use a video chat client wherein you don't have to know what device someone else is using.
Yet, you are now reliant on that other person having installed the same chat client as you. Right? Honest question, I don't know the answer... can someone who uses Skype call someone who uses ooVoo or Fring?
I can tell you that anyone who has an iPhone that has a forward facing camera has FaceTime. How do you go about checking
Apple will NEVER offer a trade in program. These things are done by companies desperate for customers...
Even a android vs apple graph it's still success for apple. 3 phones vs 600+ phones
You think?
Do you have any actual meat to your argument? Or do people usually find your contentless statements to be persuasive on their own?
I think was more the point that you don't need a specific type of hardware to have the corresponding software...
If you only have Facetime and I have Hangouts, I need to buy an Apple product to talk to you. You would only need to download software that's free. Which is easier?
Sure, other than iTunes, facetime, iMessage and a few other things what exactly do Apple have combined with their other products actually have that would be considered an "ecosystem"? Even then, all of the above have substitutes in one form or another.
Having proprietary protocols is great if the other devices you talk to supports it.