Posts by mark2005

Quote: Originally Posted by Blastdoor The difference here is just US versus World. iPhone does better internationally because Apple has multiple carriers in most countries. Apple only has one carrier in the US, so Apple doesn't do as...

Quote: Originally Posted by NormM Since there are so many non-phone devices that use the iPhone OS and run the iPhone Apps, this is an important point for Apple to make. Apple has by far the largest App marketplace, which is what makes...

Quote: Originally Posted by Foo2 The PR department carefully worded its statement to lead into the world-wide figures that can't be changing so fast in Google's favor. Apple didn't get into disputing the accuracy of NPD's figures,...

Quote: Originally Posted by atomicpolywog I don't actually know much about profit margins in the mobile business, but I was under the impression that the manufacturer sets the price they charge the carrier for the handsets, and then the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Superbass Now that there are more Android phones than iPhones, ... There are not more Android phones than iPhones. Android only topped iPhone sales for one quarter (and only in this...

Quote: Originally Posted by another_steve It's nice to see that someone is actually paying attention here. I'm amazed at just how quickly so many people here mistook the results of a survey of a 150,000 sample for actual sales. People...

Quote: Originally Posted by jahonen The poster that I responded to was making a claim that was in no way supported by the facts shown in the chart (loss of share due to people waiting for iPhone HD). Sorry that I misunderstood the...

Quote: Originally Posted by jahonen Why then is the Q3/2009 showing slower growth than Q2? And Q4/2009 a shrink in market share? Shurely people weren't waiting for the iPhone HD at that point in time? Regs, Jarkko The graph is...

Quote: Originally Posted by Prof. Peabody This part is important not to forget though. Surveys are not a good source of sales figures. This whole thing is based on those "How many devices based on Android did you buy this...

Quote: Originally Posted by rbonner I am glad they are offering background processes, but don't really see the point of having multiple apps in a task bar at the bottom, would rather it be seamless in the interface. Close an app, it...