Try to click it, carefully, and please read it carefully as well. Or, if you have reading comprehension problem, you might have forgotten to take your Ritalin.
According to that chart from Forbes, there will be just under 1 billion smartphones sold next year. That's almost one smartphone for every person ON THE PLANET. That's just insane!
According to that chart from Forbes, there will be just under 1 billion smartphones sold next year. That's almost one smartphone for every person ON THE PLANET. That's just insane!
The planet has 7 billion people, so I'm not seeing how you arrive at that statement.
And how many Android devices are returned, broken, thrown out window, etc...
the same can be said for everything, including iOS devices. Companies never talk about returns because they will never speak negatively about themselves. Just the nature of the game.
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Originally Posted by bighype
Is this GoogleInsider? I'm confused.
If it can be linked in anyway totally remote way to Apple and will get hits, they will post about it.
Given that Apple has apparently made $150 Billion in revenue I wonder how long before Google starts charging for Android.
That's apparently just on the iPhone. When you add the iPad, to offset that some to those Android devices are tablets, the numbers go up for both units and profit
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Originally Posted by Aybara
What about a phone that is wiped and completely reinstalled?
If you look at the original blog it says NEW devices. So presumably such wipes are't counted a second, third etc time
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Originally Posted by MacNTheBox
Where the H-E-double hockey sticks are these devices?!! All I see are iPhones and iPads even rare exceptions.
Android users are embarrassed to show themselves in public where you are?????
The planet has 7 billion people, so I'm not seeing how you arrive at that statement.
Probably the same way Google arrives at its activation numbers.
Exactly five years from right… NOW, assuming their numbers remain constant, there will be 1,892,160,000 additional Android phones on the market somewhere.
That's just not possible. There aren't that many people who will be buying these phones. Existing users would have to get a new phone just about every single year for this to be in any way sustainable. So the devices would have to all be flawed in some way that renders them useless after a few months, making dropping another $200 to update desirable in the first place. Like if new software didn't work on old… phones…
… Oh, I… guess the numbers do work out after all. *shrug* That's one way to run a business: disposable products. Not sure I think treating my phone the same way I'd treat paper towels is the right way to go, but…
I already know that many of these devices aren't STILL active since many Android buyers are always turning around and buying the latest model and then shutting off the former unit.
Apple, as of the end of last quarter had about 400 Million iPads and iPhones sold (not including the number of iPod Touches sold).
And how many Android devices are returned, broken, thrown out window, etc...
Oh, you want to know how many DEACTIVATIONS? They don't want you to know that amount. Probably at least 30%.
What's even funnier, is that a lot of these phones/devices are going to a lessor actual number of people since the kids that buy Android devices collect them like baseball cards.
And out of all of the hardware mfg, how many have gone out of the Android device market and rendered the devices they've made into a brick?
Cisco stopped production on their Cius product line. According to a recent Forbes articles, Cisco not only stopped making the Cius Android tablet, but they are buying iPads for their own employees and have well over 10,000 iPads. I wonder what Cisco knows about the Android OS that WE DON'T know and WHY did they not only decide to stop production of the Cius products, but to go out and PAY MONEY for iPads?
Even Korean Telecom, has over 35,000 iPads, and it doesn't seem like they buy Samsung Tablets. I wonder why.
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Originally Posted by Tallest Skil
Response 3: Wikipedia. Your derogatory comments only serve to hasten your demise.
Which wikipedia you are using? SIRI's version? Oh wait..., was it the beta version of SIRI's answer?
This is the wikipedia address for world population:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_population
Try to click it, carefully, and please read it carefully as well. Or, if you have reading comprehension problem, you might have forgotten to take your Ritalin.
Bye bye and so long Isheep....
What mobile company does?
According to that chart from Forbes, there will be just under 1 billion smartphones sold next year. That's almost one smartphone for every person ON THE PLANET. That's just insane!
The planet has 7 billion people, so I'm not seeing how you arrive at that statement.
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Originally Posted by sflocal
And how many Android devices are returned, broken, thrown out window, etc...
the same can be said for everything, including iOS devices. Companies never talk about returns because they will never speak negatively about themselves. Just the nature of the game.
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Originally Posted by bighype
Is this GoogleInsider? I'm confused.
If it can be linked in anyway totally remote way to Apple and will get hits, they will post about it.
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Originally Posted by Shaun, UK
250 million
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/06/27/after_5_years_apples_iphone_has_generated_150b_in_revenue.html
Given that Apple has apparently made $150 Billion in revenue I wonder how long before Google starts charging for Android.
That's apparently just on the iPhone. When you add the iPad, to offset that some to those Android devices are tablets, the numbers go up for both units and profit
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Originally Posted by Aybara
What about a phone that is wiped and completely reinstalled?
If you look at the original blog it says NEW devices. So presumably such wipes are't counted a second, third etc time
Quote:
Originally Posted by MacNTheBox
Where the H-E-double hockey sticks are these devices?!! All I see are iPhones and iPads even rare exceptions.
Android users are embarrassed to show themselves in public where you are?????
Probably the same way Google arrives at its activation numbers.
Exactly five years from right… NOW, assuming their numbers remain constant, there will be 1,892,160,000 additional Android phones on the market somewhere.
That's just not possible. There aren't that many people who will be buying these phones. Existing users would have to get a new phone just about every single year for this to be in any way sustainable. So the devices would have to all be flawed in some way that renders them useless after a few months, making dropping another $200 to update desirable in the first place. Like if new software didn't work on old… phones…
… Oh, I… guess the numbers do work out after all. *shrug* That's one way to run a business: disposable products. Not sure I think treating my phone the same way I'd treat paper towels is the right way to go, but…
I already know that many of these devices aren't STILL active since many Android buyers are always turning around and buying the latest model and then shutting off the former unit.
Apple, as of the end of last quarter had about 400 Million iPads and iPhones sold (not including the number of iPod Touches sold).
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Originally Posted by sflocal
And how many Android devices are returned, broken, thrown out window, etc...
Oh, you want to know how many DEACTIVATIONS? They don't want you to know that amount. Probably at least 30%.
What's even funnier, is that a lot of these phones/devices are going to a lessor actual number of people since the kids that buy Android devices collect them like baseball cards.
And out of all of the hardware mfg, how many have gone out of the Android device market and rendered the devices they've made into a brick?
Cisco stopped production on their Cius product line. According to a recent Forbes articles, Cisco not only stopped making the Cius Android tablet, but they are buying iPads for their own employees and have well over 10,000 iPads. I wonder what Cisco knows about the Android OS that WE DON'T know and WHY did they not only decide to stop production of the Cius products, but to go out and PAY MONEY for iPads?
Even Korean Telecom, has over 35,000 iPads, and it doesn't seem like they buy Samsung Tablets. I wonder why.