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Well iPhone kind of implies iOS, doesn't it? So yes, technically speaking they should have said iOS instead. In any case, I think the comparison is fair, and

Well iPhone kind of implies iOS, doesn't it? So yes, technically speaking they should have said iOS instead. In any case, I think the comparison is fair, and more analogous to comparing Mac OS to Windows.

Samuel_Michon 16y ago
'IPhone' implies 'iOS', but half of all iOS devices are not iPhones. The iPhone is a smartphone model. It should be compared to other smartphone models, not other mobile OSes. But ofcourse, if iOS sales were compared to Android sales, there'd be no contest. I'm sure Android will overtake iOS at some point though; Android handsets are getting cheaper and cheaper, while Apple cares more about profit margin than unit sales.
- andreyf 16y ago
  The iPhone is a smartphone model. It should be compared to other smartphone models, not other mobile OSes. Err, the iPhone is a smartphone "family". iPhone 4 would be an smartphone model. I'm sure Android will overtake iOS at some point though; Android handsets are getting cheaper and cheaper, while Apple cares more about profit margin than unit sales. I'm not convinced this is a meaningful comparison, either. As far as developers are concerned, the number of wealthy customers who are used to impulse-buying apps are a metric Apple will dominate for the foreseeable future. As far as profit and margins, Apple is well ahead of all other hardware manufacturers, as well. User experience... well, that's subjective, but I think generally agreed on, as well. Just as comparing BMW's and Ford+Honda sales isn't very helpful in predicting the success of the companies, nor the market for compliments, neither is this.
  - Samuel_Michon 16y ago
    "the iPhone is a smartphone "family". iPhone 4 would be an smartphone model." You are absolutely right. Perhaps it'd be better to compare the iPhone smartphone family to the Droid smartphone family then? (EDIT: that is what @andreyf already suggested earlier)
    - andreyf 16y ago
      :)

Samuel_Michon 16y ago

'IPhone' implies 'iOS', but half of all iOS devices are not iPhones. The iPhone is a smartphone model. It should be compared to other smartphone models, not other mobile OSes. But ofcourse, if iOS sales were compared to Android sales, there'd be no contest. I'm sure Android will overtake iOS at some point though; Android handsets are getting cheaper and cheaper, while Apple cares more about profit margin than unit sales.

andreyf 16y ago
The iPhone is a smartphone model. It should be compared to other smartphone models, not other mobile OSes. Err, the iPhone is a smartphone "family". iPhone 4 would be an smartphone model. I'm sure Android will overtake iOS at some point though; Android handsets are getting cheaper and cheaper, while Apple cares more about profit margin than unit sales. I'm not convinced this is a meaningful comparison, either. As far as developers are concerned, the number of wealthy customers who are used to impulse-buying apps are a metric Apple will dominate for the foreseeable future. As far as profit and margins, Apple is well ahead of all other hardware manufacturers, as well. User experience... well, that's subjective, but I think generally agreed on, as well. Just as comparing BMW's and Ford+Honda sales isn't very helpful in predicting the success of the companies, nor the market for compliments, neither is this.
- Samuel_Michon 16y ago
  "the iPhone is a smartphone "family". iPhone 4 would be an smartphone model." You are absolutely right. Perhaps it'd be better to compare the iPhone smartphone family to the Droid smartphone family then? (EDIT: that is what @andreyf already suggested earlier)
  - andreyf 16y ago
    :)