iOS 6 sees over 60% adoption after one month, report says
After one month of availability, Apple's iOS 6 has been installed on 60 percent of iDevices in the U.S. and Canada, and will possibly see further growth with the expected debut of a 7.85-inch "iPad mini" on Tuesday.
Ad network Chitika's research arm, Chitika Insights, studied "hundreds of millions" of mobile ad impressions from Sept. 19 to Oct. 19, finding that Apple's newest iOS 6 accounts for some 61 percent of all iOS traffic for North America.
iOS 6 showed substantial adoption rates when the mobile operating system was first released on Sept. 19, and at one point represented over 16 percent of all iOS device web traffic after being available for only one day. Since Oct. 2, iOS 6 gained another 10 percent share, though adoption rates have fallen since the operating system debuted.
The ad network notes that while growth has leveled off over the past week, the number of iOS 6 users continues to increase thanks to upgrades and new device purchases. Chitika expects usage to touch 70 percent within the coming weeks, spurred on by sales of Apple's much-rumored iPad mini.
Apple is widely expected to debut the small form factor iPad at a special event on Tuesday, which is thought to focus on educational uses for the rumored 7.85-inch tablet.
Ad network Chitika's research arm, Chitika Insights, studied "hundreds of millions" of mobile ad impressions from Sept. 19 to Oct. 19, finding that Apple's newest iOS 6 accounts for some 61 percent of all iOS traffic for North America.
iOS 6 showed substantial adoption rates when the mobile operating system was first released on Sept. 19, and at one point represented over 16 percent of all iOS device web traffic after being available for only one day. Since Oct. 2, iOS 6 gained another 10 percent share, though adoption rates have fallen since the operating system debuted.
The ad network notes that while growth has leveled off over the past week, the number of iOS 6 users continues to increase thanks to upgrades and new device purchases. Chitika expects usage to touch 70 percent within the coming weeks, spurred on by sales of Apple's much-rumored iPad mini.
Apple is widely expected to debut the small form factor iPad at a special event on Tuesday, which is thought to focus on educational uses for the rumored 7.85-inch tablet.
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And Android has… what adoption of its newest OS, was it?
Never get tired of hearing it, and this thread's gonna be all about it again.
It's something amazing like 7%. I'm surprised that not every man, woman, child and mammal on the planet doesn't have an Android device... at least according to their reported activation numbers
and how was the adoption of the previous iOSs after one month?
Yes, I could google it but... I"d expect AI to write better articles.
Just think how high the adoption rate would be if they allowed 6.0 on the original iPad.
That's incredible. It definite boon for app developers, which in turn is a boon for Apple and consumers. It's a virtuous circle.
Oops. Double post
well of course iOS devices will having a higher adoption rates, all new iDevices come with it. There are still Android phones being sold with 2.X! ICS is up to 24% after a year and JB is up to 1.8%, as of the beginning of Oct.
Why does this thread have to be about Android's adoption rate when it's not mentioned in the article? Just give Apple kudos for having a OS and ecosystem that's easily upgradeable. Google has no control over if and when manufacturers and carriers upgrade their devices.
WooHoo what are we going to do with all the unused map servers?....
Originally Posted by dasanman69
Google has no control over if and when manufacturers and carriers upgrade their devices.
Really? … Really? And people… …Really? And people wonder why developers hate Android and make little to no money on it?
They "have no control" because they choose to have no control.
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Originally Posted by dasanman69
Why does this thread have to be about Android's adoption rate when it's not mentioned in the article? Just give Apple kudos for having a OS and ecosystem that's easily upgradeable. Google has no control over if and when manufacturers and carriers upgrade their devices.
Because an isolated statistic is not nearly as meaningful without some contrasting data point to compare and contrast.
It always makes me laugh when during a sporting event the announcer has some statistic along the lines of - this batter is 1 for 3 against left handed pitchers when the bases are loaded at home games - or some other arcane combination of factors. Okay, so is that good or bad or just average. It would be far more useful I think to include some indication as to how that compares to the league average - or the batters average against right handed pitchers or got the season overall etc.
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Originally Posted by protaginets
Just think how high the adoption rate would be if they allowed 6.0 on the original iPad.
lol is that a joke?
it would be what, maybe another 1% higher?
2. I'm still contemplating on this: "To quantify this study, Chitika Insights took a sample of hundreds of millions of mobile ad impressions coming out of the Chitika Ad network ranging from September 19th to October 19th, 2012. The growth rate of iOS 6 was then compared to total iOS Web usage using a time series to illustrate the rate of adoption of the new OS. "
3. 60%? Holy macaroni. And this is just for the US & Canada (< don't start a 'North Americas' discussion please) I wonder if it's even greater when taking the whole world into account. Possibly not, as that would include many countries with lower income, lower iOS device sales figures.
4. AI's next [URL=http://insights.chitika.com/2012/iphone-5-galaxy-s-iii-study/]article[/URL]: "iPhone 5 Usage Surpasses Samsung Galaxy S III After Less than 3 Weeks on Market"
Trying to find where to go to next?
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Originally Posted by dasanman69
Why does this thread have to be about Android's adoption rate when it's not mentioned in the article?
Because it's a given that Apple's iOS 6 adoption rate would be through the roof, and who wants to talk about the obvious? We all know that Apple is kicking ass, sometimes it's more fun to talk about how craptastic Android is. Any opportunity to gloat about how badly Android sucks should not be passed up, IMO.
Buying an Android device is like playing the lotto. Will the manufacturer deliver on their promise to update your phone with the newest OS? Many Android devices that were promised updates will never, ever get them. The manufacturer flat out lies to the customers in certain cases. That sounds like a great strategy for keeping customers longterm!
People who buy Android devices should also budget in the money to purchase a large jar of vaseline, because they're gonna need it!
What do they care what version devices have? If developers hate Android so much, then who's making all those apps? Fairies?
Something Android only dreams about.