Android is winning a million blog posters have told me so.
And from a certain perspective, the blog posters are correct. From another perspective, though, that doesn't really matter.
In terms of cell phone OSes, Android is deploying units at a faster rate than any other OS that's currently available. However, that's split up amongst many different manufacturers, and in some cases several quite distinct models from a single manufacturer. Google isn't even necessarily getting substantial royalties from all those manufacturers, because Google has open sourced Android, so all those manufacturers are permitted to obtain, customize, and redistribute their versions of Android without purchasing anything.
However, in terms of the popularity of any single model of phone, the iPhone is currently the clear leader.
So, it follows that if a carrier is looking for a single new product that can, by itself, have the biggest impact in terms of improving its appeal to customers, then the iPhone is that killer product.
You can't blame poor quarterly profits on a factor you have no control over.
Sure you can. Hypothetically, for example, if a series of nuclear blasts destroyed a large percentage of your clients' coverage area, that would probably turn out to be a factor beyond your control, and indeed it would almost certainly result a huge drop in your quarterly revenues and profits.
So, yes, in general, factors beyond your control can very easily be the primary cause of poor financial performance.
Disclaimers:
1) I am not a terrorist. I have no plans to use a nuclear device to destroy a large percentage of T-Mobile's, or anybody elses', coverage area.
2) I am not a fool. I would never attempt to equate the impact of the iPhone's popularity to the impact that would come from a series of nuclear detonations.
3) I simply wanted to point out the fact that sometimes, factors totally beyond your control really can have a direct impact on your financial performance.
There service in my opinion is the best bar-none. I do however like the iPhone a little more and will risk getting bad customer service if T-Mobile doesn't have the iPhone available on their network by the release of the 5th gen iPhone mid 2011-I'll be switching to AT&T to get one. I just hope for the best but plan for the worst in this situation. I hope AT&T's cs is better since I tried to port my number to them 7 years ago. Time will tell
this is a sure sign that t-moble will get iphone soon....what CEO wants NOT to many money if not having the iphone that could be a wedge to use against others. TM is hungry, VZ plays coy
this is more reasons for me waiting till jan to get my iPhone 4, more competition helps lower my monthly cost
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...but, how can this be?
Android is winning a million blog posters have told me so.
...but,
...but, how can this be?
Android is winning a million blog posters have told me so.
And from a certain perspective, the blog posters are correct. From another perspective, though, that doesn't really matter.
In terms of cell phone OSes, Android is deploying units at a faster rate than any other OS that's currently available. However, that's split up amongst many different manufacturers, and in some cases several quite distinct models from a single manufacturer. Google isn't even necessarily getting substantial royalties from all those manufacturers, because Google has open sourced Android, so all those manufacturers are permitted to obtain, customize, and redistribute their versions of Android without purchasing anything.
However, in terms of the popularity of any single model of phone, the iPhone is currently the clear leader.
So, it follows that if a carrier is looking for a single new product that can, by itself, have the biggest impact in terms of improving its appeal to customers, then the iPhone is that killer product.
You can't blame poor quarterly profits on a factor you have no control over.
Sure you can. Hypothetically, for example, if a series of nuclear blasts destroyed a large percentage of your clients' coverage area, that would probably turn out to be a factor beyond your control, and indeed it would almost certainly result a huge drop in your quarterly revenues and profits.
So, yes, in general, factors beyond your control can very easily be the primary cause of poor financial performance.
Disclaimers:
1) I am not a terrorist. I have no plans to use a nuclear device to destroy a large percentage of T-Mobile's, or anybody elses', coverage area.
2) I am not a fool. I would never attempt to equate the impact of the iPhone's popularity to the impact that would come from a series of nuclear detonations.
3) I simply wanted to point out the fact that sometimes, factors totally beyond your control really can have a direct impact on your financial performance.
this is more reasons for me waiting till jan to get my iPhone 4, more competition helps lower my monthly cost