The Nexus 7 is amazing, I returned an iPad mini and got that instead. I can't bash the mini since I didn't use it but for only 30 dollars more than a mini I got 32 gb and LTE. But as for this thread, it really does say many iOS users had no one to spend time with. sad.
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The Nexus 7 is amazing, I returned an iPad mini and got that instead. I can't bash the mini since I didn't use it but for only 30 dollars more than a mini I got 32 gb and LTE. But as for this thread, it really does say many iOS users had no one to spend time with. sad.
Desktop users use a wider variety of browsers (including Firefox), plus IE still dominates on Wintel machines, so Safari (now a Mac-only browser) at 3% for the desktop sounds about right.
For mobile devices, it is likely is that the a higher percentage of users stick with the default browser. Firefox is irrelevant, and so is IE since Microsoft mobile is a sliver of the mobile market.
Plus, this Chitika survey only covers U.S.A. and Canada. The Android OS is far more prevalent in other countries, where it is a common OS for really cheap touchscreen phones.
I have sent multiple requests to Arn to have you permanently banned. You are not doing it right!!! You are supposed to:
1. Pick a side; preferably Apple
2. Use hyperbole, anecdotes, and bad car analogies to further your narrative.
3. Unflinchingly criticize anyone with a differing opinion.
People like you who use products based on personal use case regardless of vendor are, are, are...
Arrrrrggh... you're just doing it wrong.
I'm starting a petition to ban objective discourse on the interwebs. You are either with us or against us Sam, there is no in between.
,<-- I debated on putting this in because patently obvious, but...Now that we are getting rid of the subsidy scheme smartphone prices are going to be forced to fall.
From your signature you are using an iPhone 4 ... and still browsing the web.
Try to do that on a 3,5 years old android device dude and let me know how "satisfied" you are
KitKat on the 1st N7 helps a lot. I actually use mine about 50/50 of the time with my iPad Mini (1st gen)
You forgot a few:
4. Have really poor reading comprehension
5. Show a debilitating level of OCD
6. Suspend the basic laws of physics
7. Be blissfully ignorant of the realities of 21st century consumer electronics design, manufacturing, and marketing
8. Assume that the USA is the only country in the world
9. Forget that Apple Inc. is a publicly held company whose primary objective is to increase shareholder value
10. Fail your statistics class
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which iPad? it works fairly well on my iPad Mini but I prefer browsing either on my iMac or Acer Chromebook.
Safari on the 5S and 5C (that I'm using now) is pretty smooth in my experience (I may not tax it like others on here do).
I'm confused on the last part. So had the tablet been an iPad, web browsing would have been allowed? Unsure how this correlates with web browsing between multiple platforms.
What I'm saying is grandma's and other gift buyers are willing to buy cheaper devices (Android) in situations where web browsing may not be allowed. This means little Timmy may contribute to +1 sales for an Android device while his parents would not allow internet access on his device. Essentially little Timmy's parents would go to Google Play once a month to download the next version of Angry Birds and thats it. Had this been an iPad my mom would of gawked at the price and moved on and not called me (which I'm sure happened).
Now for other people of age who begged for iPads and received them, they are able to freely browse the web and will likely do so. If I would of of gotten a $200 tablet I didn't ask for I guarantee it would be in a corner somewhere waiting for me to attack it with a soldering iron for some reverse engineering practice.
Yes yes ... Because US are a third world country ....
I'm enjoying this thread: the ancient art of mirror climbing ....
What does 'world wide' matter?
The United States is and will always be the most profitable market on a per user basis.
Not sure why that's good for Apple? They make money selling devices, not by how much their customers browse the web. This is a win-win situation for Google, actually: they sell more devices and they actually do make money when people browse the web.
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Yes yes ... Because US are a third world country ....
well, they sure have the debt of a third world country
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I'm taking this as sarcasm, although I'm pretty sure you actually mean what you're saying. The US hasn't been the most profitable market for mobile handsets in almost a decade. The EU has long sailed past them, with their 450 million something inhabitants. There's a reason why Sony, Samsung etc. launch their products here first.
Google doesn't sell many devices at all, just a few from their Motorola brand. The vast majority of Android devices are sold by companies not owned by Google. Also, Google does not charge handset manufacturers for the Android OS.
Google makes money (over 90% of the company revenue) from their highly proprietary AdWords system. Basically, they want you use Google search and to a lesser extent Gmail (as webmail) so they can do a better job at selling ads.
Note that Google's revenue sources are detailed in their SEC filings so don't just take my word for it.
When someone buys a Samsung Galaxy Note 2, Google is not raking in the big bucks. Likely, Google is crossing their fingers that the user won't override Google with the Bing search engine, use Yahoo Mail instead of Gmail, watch Vimeo instead of YouTube, share photos with Instagram or Flickr, or sign up for Tumblr rather than Facebook or Google+.
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Yes yes ... Because US are a third world country ....
That doesn't matter. I'm only interested in worldwide stats.
Using the web on my iPad makes me want to shoot myself in the face.
When I do surf the "mobile web", I do most of it from my Note (phone) even though my iPad is right next to me. I find the iPad UX to be fiddly and pretty at the expense of power, flexibility, and speed.
To each his own I guess. I've never tried an iPad Air.
The article makes me wonder what the statistic is proving. That iOS devices see more real-world use? Or that iOS devices are sold to people who tend to have enough free time to spend extended periods surfing websites on a 4" screen.
For all anyone knows, all this proves is that iOS devices seem to be sold to people who don't have jobs (home a lot) or cars (on the bus a lot) or have never had a data plan before (first-time users anxious to explore.)
More information needed.
When I do surf the "mobile web", I do most of it from my Note (phone) even though my iPad is right next to me. I find the iPad UX to be fiddly and pretty at the expense of power, flexibility, and speed.
To each his own I guess. I've never tried an iPad Air.
The article makes me wonder what the statistic is proving. That iOS devices see more real-world use? Or that iOS devices are sold to people who tend to have enough free time to spend extended periods surfing websites on a 4" screen.
For all anyone knows, all this proves is that iOS devices seem to be sold to people who don't have jobs (home a lot) or cars (on the bus a lot) or have never had a data plan before (first-time users anxious to explore.)
More information needed.
You forgot a few:
4. Have really poor reading comprehension
5. Show a debilitating level of OCD
6. Suspend the basic laws of physics
7. Be blissfully ignorant of the realities of 21st century consumer electronics design, manufacturing, and marketing
8. Assume that the USA is the only country in the world
9. Forget that Apple Inc. is a publicly held company whose primary objective is to increase shareholder value
10. Fail your statistics class
So wait. Are you implying "99%" probably isn't the right number to use in my stock analogies like: 99% of the people in my office, the airport, or the percentage of grandmas who don't know how to use...? I say, respectfully, you are wrong. It bolsters my viewpoint while expressing my humility by admitting there's a 1% chance I could be wrong.
Apologies for threadjacking. I personally love these threads. It's seriously funny how protective people get regarding their OS of choice. A full 99% of them have no idea what they are arguing about. FACT (Wikipedia verified).
I'm not saying anything else - Google makes money by selling ads when you browse the web. It's better for them if you also use their services as they can target you with ads, but if you don't they'll still show ads to you and make money off you. So they couldn't really care less what platform people are using, as long as those people do a lot of web browsing.
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.... or any other country where Android statistics look a little better than those
Well, in Italy, WP8 is ahead of iOS ;-)
If only all the Android tablets ever sold were as well made as the Nexus. Unfortunately for that assertion, the vast majority of all Android tablets sold are garbage tablets that cost $100 and are basically unusable right out of the box. Those are the tablets were talking about, not the Nexus.
The problem being of course that the people who buy $100 tablets simply can't afford anything else, so the entire discussion is somewhat moot. A $100 tablet is still better than no tablet at all - and those people will never be buying iPads.
It means that data are just numbers for people to make sense of it. Apple loses share to Android because Android tablets are exceedingly cheap, made avaible to public by small manufacturers in China, while iPads are so expensive.
Yet given the choice if $ is no object, iOS devices dominate. It's hard to sell to people the on iOS unless they jump in with faith. I am only talking about the operating system, and I leave the hardware and aethetics to someone with more subjective views.
From your signature you are using an iPhone 4 ... and still browsing the web.
Try to do that on a 3,5 years old android device dude and let me know how "satisfied" you are
Just haven't updated my signature, dude