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Quote: Originally Posted by Nevermark "the banks just don't understand basic math" LOL. It is not like there is a 100% barrier. Numbers greater than 100% occur all the time in all kinds of contexts. Also, the financial industry, like any oth…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jungmark So what defines these market segments? Price? Spec list? Spec list is likely the closest we can come, since some manufacturers sell at a loss (Google Nexus on the Play Store), and some sell at a huge ma…
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Microsoft obviously sucks at marketing. Their surface ads suck, and they've done a terrible job at marketing the Xbox One (they're pretty much giving a majority market share to Sony). Excel can obviously add up the numbers correctly, the error …
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Quote: Originally Posted by jungmark So basically you're saying there is no mid range and only high/low end. Interesting deduction there. I don't know the last time you went shopping, but the mid-range is rather small, at least in the West…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jungmark So any Android selling > $215 is high-end now? Does the article say that's the cut off point for low to high end? Furthermore, the ASPs in the article are the prices the manufacturer receives, not t…
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Doing some quick math, that means high end Androids make up 34% of their 81% market share, or 27.5% of the overall market... Still higher than iOS.
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First, Chinese carriers don't subsidize phones. The 5c is priced around 750 US dollars in China. You can get a high end Lenovo or Xiaomi phone (with bigger screens, and taylor made for the Chinese audience) for around 400. This is the problem. I…
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Quote: Originally Posted by CustomTB Wait... It only works on their devices? Screw Samsung and their closed system. Androids supposed to be open, open, open. /s Lol Android's open-ness means that OEMs have the right to install proprietary ap…
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Quote: Originally Posted by aross99 Is Tizen going to run Android Apps? If not, then aren't they going to face an uphill battle with developers who don't want to port their applications to a new OS? Without the core apps, who is going …
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And just now Google/Motorola announced a new smartphone running Android. So much for them ditching it. The real reason Chromecast isn't running Android - on a low power streaming device, they don't need to. A Linux kernel, their C librar…
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Quote: Originally Posted by johnnyb0731 Sigh. The more megapixels does not make a better photograph Nokia knows this. Which is why it doesn't actually capture 41 MP pictures, it uses some sort of sensor magic to take better …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Lord Amhran Who'd want Nokia's, BB's etc's garbage? Nokia's Meego OS on the short-lived N9 was very good. In fact, the start-up Jolla is basically just a bunch of disgruntled ex-Nokia employees who c…
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Quote: Originally Posted by DroidFTW One more reason why programs like Maps will remain beta for years to come is to try to avoid frivolous lawsuits like the one below. "A Utah woman used Google Maps' walking direction…
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Quote: Originally Posted by drewys808 Not sure if you were being facetious, but I agree that it is a "halo effect" and has worked well for google's public image/brand. What amazes me is the double-standard that the medi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Relic You do realize that just because a device runs Android doesn't necessarily mean it's owned by Google, right. No, I thought Google owns the world. Since I'm visiting this website in Chrome, …
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Quote: Originally Posted by softeky "Shipments" or "Sales"? I thought Apple only reported actual sales which is a much more important metric than units shipped. Nope. If you read Apple's quarterly statements and the 'fine print…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin If it was in fact water damaged, Apple doesn't cover this. If you have home contents insurance, it might be covered on that. You shouldn't have to buy a new one though, just get a replaceme…
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I think Glass is too much for a consumer product. However, there are alot of potential professional applications for this sort of thing. Imagine a construction or factory worker being able to superimpose blueprints or instructions on the ma…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Barley The only this relationship will work, is if Apple buys google, separates Android from the mix and cleans google up. Then there will be nobody to tough Apple. Apple can't afford to buy Google. …