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Android KitKat set to crush Apple?

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Re: Android KitKat set to crush Apple?

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iOs still has a higher adoption rate than Android. The App Store is still number one in revenue. No, this will not crush Apple.

Yes, App Store is number one in revenue.

Android has something around %80 of the smartphone market. Higher adoption rate? Laughable. Not because Android is better, but because its cheaper.

Re: Android KitKat set to crush Apple?

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Your skin deep assessment of the Apple model so misses the point. What's that old saying? "Less is more". Apple understands this - the Android ecosystem doesn't.

Did microsoft know the saying in 90s while it laughed its way all the way to the bank?

Re: Android KitKat set to crush Apple?

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you used the HTC One?

I've been using an HTC One alongside my iPhone 5 for several months. When you first see it, you think "oh, this is great hardware, it's not far off from the iPhone." But then you live with it and use it and you realize it's a far cry from Apple hardware. One example is with the hardware buttons. They are so flush against the body (both the sleep/wake and volume), that you almost always have to look to see what you're…

I think in the grand scheme of things that is a very minor complaint and a testament to how far android and in this case HTC have come.

Re: Android KitKat set to crush Apple?

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post #9

iOs still has a higher adoption rate than Android. The App Store is still number one in revenue. No, this will not crush Apple.

Yes, App Store is number one in revenue. Android has something around %80 of the smartphone market. Higher adoption rate? Laughable. Not because Android is better, but because its cheaper.

The feature phone of this generation.

Re: Android KitKat set to crush Apple?

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post #2

Your skin deep assessment of the Apple model so misses the point. What's that old saying? "Less is more". Apple understands this - the Android ecosystem doesn't.

And that's why they have captured 80% of the smartphone market of the world ... oh wait ...

Re: Android KitKat set to crush Apple?

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iOs still has a higher adoption rate than Android. The App Store is still number one in revenue. No, this will not crush Apple.

Yes, this might not crush Apple, the article itself doesn't make much sense. The App store, however is number one in the revenue not because it's "better", it's mainly because Apple users are rich (and more likely girls) [1][2][3], and most Apple users buy their iPhones as a 'show off' device than a thing they want to use to its extent. Of course, rich people buy more. They don't buy because they need, they buy because they want. Rich girls will continue to exist.

[1]: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20092784-71/study-android-...

[2]: http://www.theatlanticcities.com/jobs-and-economy/2013/06/ma...

[3]: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/06/iphone_owners_high_i...

Re: Android KitKat set to crush Apple?

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post #9

iOs still has a higher adoption rate than Android. The App Store is still number one in revenue. No, this will not crush Apple.

Yes, this might not crush Apple, the article itself doesn't make much sense. The App store, however is number one in the revenue not because it's "better", it's mainly because Apple users are rich (and more likely girls) [1][2][3], and most Apple users buy their iPhones as a 'show off' device than a thing they want to use to its extent. Of course, rich people buy more. They don't buy because they need, they buy becau…

So basically the upper class uses iPhones, and that is bad because...?

Re: Android KitKat set to crush Apple?

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, this might not crush Apple, the article itself doesn't make much sense. The App store, however is number one in the revenue not because it's "better", it's mainly because Apple users are rich (and more likely girls) [1][2][3], and most Apple users buy their iPhones as a 'show off' device than a thing they want to use to its extent. Of course, rich people buy more. They don't buy because they need, they buy becau…

So basically the upper class uses iPhones, and that is bad because...?

It's not bad. Just that the criteria for "better" app store/market should not be based on that, which many people tend to do. We're not looking at the same kind of population. Of course, that still means a developer would want to develop preferably for the app store just because of the money involved.

Re: Android KitKat set to crush Apple?

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post #9

iOs still has a higher adoption rate than Android. The App Store is still number one in revenue. No, this will not crush Apple.

Yes, App Store is number one in revenue. Android has something around %80 of the smartphone market. Higher adoption rate? Laughable. Not because Android is better, but because its cheaper.

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