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Originally Posted by Davewrite
I don't even understand the premise of your question. The argument does not hold if positions are reversed because:
Android market share as I've stated does NOT necessarily equal Google profits...
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Originally Posted by BTBlomberg
Let's think about this. Look at the data and yes Android appears to be gaining, but when you think that there are half a dozen or so phone makers with a dozen or two devices this doesn't look great...
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Originally Posted by mstone
But are those Android users as likely to purchase apps as iPhone users. If they bought the Android because it was cheaper or BOGO, they probably aren't the big spenders that developers are looking for...
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Originally Posted by mstone
I had to help a friend the other day figure out something with his Droid. I have to say, the user interface is not anywhere near as polished as iOS. They may sell well, but no thanks, I'll stick with...
As has been pointed out already, marketshare is a big incentive for developers and those who want to sell their products and services as it shows where the biggest potential audience is. We already know how that strategy turned out; OSX...
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Originally Posted by guch20
As stupid as this is, if I have to choose between Microsoft and Google winning the mobile operating systems war, I'd rather see Microsoft take it. Google has gotten too powerful and is beginning to...
I find it rather difficult to take someone seriously when posting 'objective' stories like this when they hold nothing but a hand-full of Apple products. It's entirely predictable from the second sentence of your post exactly which way...
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Originally Posted by Walney
Really strange. Amazon in the UK is discounting almost all Mac Books by between 8 and 17%.
...never seen that before
Amazon pretty much always discounts Macs.
