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I don't see how this can be true. iPhone far outsells Android, no?
I don't see how this can be true. iPhone far outsells Android, no?
The biggest flaw with the numbers is that it doesn't include iPod Touch or iPad traffic, as they are not smartphones. A second issue is that, because it is US numbers, there is only one carrier with iPhones, which will limit their numbers (presumably in exchange for a big bag of cash).
Why is that a flaw? Why should the numbers include those devices?
Please forgive the metacomment, but god TechCrunch is terrible, I've never been so frustrated reading a blog 1) What's with the unreadable, unlinked graphs? I can barely make them out 2) I tried to go to the source by clicking the "released" link, which took me to... another TechCrunch article! 3) All the other links in the article are to other TechCrunch articles too! How's that for sourcing... 4) I looked all over…
Please forgive the metacomment, but god TechCrunch is terrible, I've never been so frustrated reading a blog 1) What's with the unreadable, unlinked graphs? I can barely make them out 2) I tried to go to the source by clicking the "released" link, which took me to... another TechCrunch article! 3) All the other links in the article are to other TechCrunch articles too! How's that for sourcing... 4) I looked all over…
5) When I copy and paste a line from their article, they add "Read more: http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/27/admob-android-passes-iphone... . IMHO That's just lame.
My prediction is that we will be in the same situation with iPhone vs Andriod that we are now with Mac vs Windows in 5-7 years. Andriod will be the cheaper but less polished product sold to the masses, while the iPhone will be a more upscale, more expensive product for the people with discriminating taste. Right now there is a lot of innovation going on in the mobile market, but the reality is that soon some features…
I agree, but only if Apple allows unsigned apps on the iPhone. Then its a matter of taste & money. Money that I would be willing to spend if I owned the phone after purchasing it, like I own my MacBook Pro. My hope is that Android is so successful that Apple has to allow unsigned App. Until then I am happy developing apps for Android.
I do feel that Apple should weaken its requirements and only disallow bad apps.
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I think Apple will have to loosen its grip the same way it had to do it for their desktop/laptop offerings. They used to offer really cools stuff but then the cost of not having them be able to talk to the beige boxes became too high. Also you are comparing HTC Incredible to 3G/3GS. I guess we'll see if the 4G iPhone is actually another step above everybody else.
> Also you are comparing HTC Incredible to 3G/3GS. I guess we'll see if the 4G iPhone is actually another step above everybody else. Well if you try and review the iPhone 4G you get arrested.
Only if you buy a stolen unit to review :-)
Of all the apps I use on a daily basis I can think of only one that has AdMob ads running. I think what this says more than anything else is that the apps being written for Android are being forced to rely on ad sales as their revenue model more than the apps being written for iPhone.
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The biggest flaw with the numbers is that it doesn't include iPod Touch or iPad traffic, as they are not smartphones. A second issue is that, because it is US numbers, there is only one carrier with iPhones, which will limit their numbers (presumably in exchange for a big bag of cash).
The biggest flaw with the numbers is that it doesn't include iPod Touch or iPad traffic, as they are not smartphones. Why is that a flaw? Why should the numbers include those devices?
My guess is that he's trying to compare OS vs OS, as opposed to OS vs device. Do these #s include traffic from Android tablets or MIDs? (Are there even any available for purchase at the moment?)