IPad surpassed Android in browser usage share

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Post by Hagelin » Fri, Jul 02, 2010, 1:46 PM UTC

IPad surpassed Android in browser usage share
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Re: IPad surpassed Android in browser usage share

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Post by ydant » Fri, Jul 02, 2010, 2:22 PM UTC

I'm going to guess desktop browsers and netbooks also have more browser usage than Android. Are people surprised that a bunch of purpose-built web browsing device is used for browsing the web more than a bunch of mobile phone?

Re: IPad surpassed Android in browser usage share

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Post by Hagelin » Fri, Jul 02, 2010, 2:36 PM UTC

ydant wrote: post #2

I'm going to guess desktop browsers and netbooks also have more browser usage than Android. Are people surprised that a bunch of purpose-built web browsing device is used for browsing the web more than a bunch of mobile phone?

I don't find it very surprising that iPad users browse more with the device than Android users do with their phones, but I thought that the number of sold devices would more than compensate for that. So, yes, I am surprised.

Re: IPad surpassed Android in browser usage share

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Post by melling » Fri, Jul 02, 2010, 2:50 PM UTC

iPad is built for web browsing. It will get between 1%-2% market share in the next 12 months. It's possible that in the next 2-3 years, it could get as high as 5%. Android tablets should do well too.

Re: IPad surpassed Android in browser usage share

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Post by jsz0 » Fri, Jul 02, 2010, 3:00 PM UTC

ydant wrote: post #2

I'm going to guess desktop browsers and netbooks also have more browser usage than Android. Are people surprised that a bunch of purpose-built web browsing device is used for browsing the web more than a bunch of mobile phone?

One of the major selling points of a SmartPhone is browsing the web so yes -- it does seem kind of surprising.

Re: IPad surpassed Android in browser usage share

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Post by tomerico » Fri, Jul 02, 2010, 3:42 PM UTC

ydant wrote: post #2

I'm going to guess desktop browsers and netbooks also have more browser usage than Android. Are people surprised that a bunch of purpose-built web browsing device is used for browsing the web more than a bunch of mobile phone?

The ratio of sales vs how many browse may be an indication on how well the iPad and android phones are suited for browsing.

Re: IPad surpassed Android in browser usage share

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Post by robotron » Fri, Jul 02, 2010, 4:15 PM UTC

jsz0 wrote: post #5

ydant wrote: post #2

I'm going to guess desktop browsers and netbooks also have more browser usage than Android. Are people surprised that a bunch of purpose-built web browsing device is used for browsing the web more than a bunch of mobile phone?

One of the major selling points of a SmartPhone is browsing the web so yes -- it does seem kind of surprising.

I would say the major selling points of smart phones is not browsing the web, but the use of "apps". Browsing is still mostly a pain on such small screens, not many pages are optimized for mobile.

Re: IPad surpassed Android in browser usage share

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Post by MisterWebz » Fri, Jul 02, 2010, 4:54 PM UTC

robotron wrote: post #7

jsz0 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

One of the major selling points of a SmartPhone is browsing the web so yes -- it does seem kind of surprising.

I would say the major selling points of smart phones is not browsing the web, but the use of "apps". Browsing is still mostly a pain on such small screens, not many pages are optimized for mobile.

Let's not even talk about the ultra fast depletion of the battery when browsing the internet...Or is it just mine?

Re: IPad surpassed Android in browser usage share

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Post by c1sc0 » Fri, Jul 02, 2010, 5:25 PM UTC

Hagelin wrote: post #3

ydant wrote: post #2

I'm going to guess desktop browsers and netbooks also have more browser usage than Android. Are people surprised that a bunch of purpose-built web browsing device is used for browsing the web more than a bunch of mobile phone?

I don't find it very surprising that iPad users browse more with the device than Android users do with their phones, but I thought that the number of sold devices would more than compensate for that. So, yes, I am surprised.

Count me surprised as well, by now iOS devices make up 50% of our mobile traffic. My guess is that the market for a 'browse-from-your-couch' device was massively underestimated, even by Apple.

Re: IPad surpassed Android in browser usage share

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Post by nooneelse » Fri, Jul 02, 2010, 5:37 PM UTC

robotron wrote: post #7

jsz0 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

One of the major selling points of a SmartPhone is browsing the web so yes -- it does seem kind of surprising.

I would say the major selling points of smart phones is not browsing the web, but the use of "apps". Browsing is still mostly a pain on such small screens, not many pages are optimized for mobile.

Indeed, the selling point is access to the internet. More for targeted use than for extended browsing. While such browsing can be done on phones, eventually one gets a sort of "what would be better done on the bigger screen" intuition. Which is when syncing content back and forth between machines starts to shine (and comes to feel indispensable), as it lets you start internet tasks in either place without needing to consider which screen would be better long term; you just switch when the need arises.