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Is it too early to start saying "I told you so" yet?

by dejb 16y ago

stanleydrew 16y ago
I'm going to hold off on the taunting until Android sales beat iPhone + iPod Touch + iPad, which could still be awhile. But oh I will be taunting so so much when that time comes.
- jrockway 16y ago
  Why is this relevant? iPods and iPads have nothing to do with cell phones, except that Apple happens to use the same OS for all three.
  - cubicle67 16y ago
    It's relevant if you're selling apps
    - jrockway 16y ago
      In that case, you want to target Windows and Blackberry instead of OS X and iPhone OS. ("NDP Group’s smartphone survey placed the iPhone with 21%, Android platform with 28%, and Blackberry with 36%.")
      - cubicle67 16y ago
        er, is that a serious comment or sarcasm?
  - pedrocr 16y ago
    Cell phones are just a special case of mobile computing gadgets you carry around with you. The fact that you can only do traditional carrier calls on an iPhone and not on a Touch or iPad is just a very small detail compared to the whole experience.
  - ubernostrum 16y ago
    It's relevant because it's a better comparison if you're a developer thinking about committing heavily to one platform or the other. A comparison of one cherry-picked device from one lineup versus many devices from another gives you no useful information for making that decision. Or, more pertinently: if the headline had been "all models of iPhone plus all models of iPod Touch plus all models of iPad, combined, outsell (insert one and only one Android device)", wouldn't you have been jumping all over it for this very reason?
- elblanco 16y ago
  You should also throw in iPod shuffles and the Mighty Mouse if you are going to just be making up arbitrary, non-competitive market space, thresholds.
aresant 16y ago
Who expected Apple to own the market? From day one the iPhone was a premium price / premium experience product with a user base that developers would work hard to access. Android is already a sloppy mess for developers, and for many traditional consumers. It's like the Mac vs. PC battles, except this time the market is much more accessible for the average consumer ($500 vs. $5000 unadjusted no less!) and, as such, many times more profitable for Apple who uniquely owns the hardware, the software, and the content delivery channel.
- DrJokepu 16y ago
  I'm not sure about US pricing but here in the UK Android devices are similarly priced to the iPhone.
  - smackfu 16y ago
    In the US, you can get a Droid running Android for $20. Compared to a iPhone 3G for $99 or a 3GS for $199. Both require a 2-year contract.
- joezydeco 16y ago
  People want a winner and a loser. They also want to be on the winning side, whichever one that is. They'll argue and argue forever trying to convince everyone that they're right and you're wrong.

Is it too early to start saying "I told you so" yet?

by dejb 16y ago

Is it too early to start saying "I told you so" yet?

I'm going to hold off on the taunting until Android sales beat iPhone + iPod Touch + iPad, which could still be awhile. But oh I will be taunting so so much when that time comes.

jrockway 16y ago
Why is this relevant? iPods and iPads have nothing to do with cell phones, except that Apple happens to use the same OS for all three.
- cubicle67 16y ago
  It's relevant if you're selling apps
  - jrockway 16y ago
    In that case, you want to target Windows and Blackberry instead of OS X and iPhone OS. ("NDP Group’s smartphone survey placed the iPhone with 21%, Android platform with 28%, and Blackberry with 36%.")
    - cubicle67 16y ago
      er, is that a serious comment or sarcasm?
- pedrocr 16y ago
  Cell phones are just a special case of mobile computing gadgets you carry around with you. The fact that you can only do traditional carrier calls on an iPhone and not on a Touch or iPad is just a very small detail compared to the whole experience.
- ubernostrum 16y ago
  It's relevant because it's a better comparison if you're a developer thinking about committing heavily to one platform or the other. A comparison of one cherry-picked device from one lineup versus many devices from another gives you no useful information for making that decision. Or, more pertinently: if the headline had been "all models of iPhone plus all models of iPod Touch plus all models of iPad, combined, outsell (insert one and only one Android device)", wouldn't you have been jumping all over it for this very reason?
elblanco 16y ago
You should also throw in iPod shuffles and the Mighty Mouse if you are going to just be making up arbitrary, non-competitive market space, thresholds.

aresant 16y ago

Who expected Apple to own the market? From day one the iPhone was a premium price / premium experience product with a user base that developers would work hard to access. Android is already a sloppy mess for developers, and for many traditional consumers. It's like the Mac vs. PC battles, except this time the market is much more accessible for the average consumer ($500 vs. $5000 unadjusted no less!) and, as such, many times more profitable for Apple who uniquely owns the hardware, the software, and the content delivery channel.

DrJokepu 16y ago
I'm not sure about US pricing but here in the UK Android devices are similarly priced to the iPhone.
- smackfu 16y ago
  In the US, you can get a Droid running Android for $20. Compared to a iPhone 3G for $99 or a 3GS for $199. Both require a 2-year contract.
joezydeco 16y ago
People want a winner and a loser. They also want to be on the winning side, whichever one that is. They'll argue and argue forever trying to convince everyone that they're right and you're wrong.