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This will be a curious trend to look at next year after the iPhone is available on Verizon in the US. The iPhone also seems targeted toward a tech-savvy buyer

by brk 16y ago

This will be a curious trend to look at next year after the iPhone is available on Verizon in the US. The iPhone also seems targeted toward a tech-savvy buyer who is not price averse. I see Android handsets on outdated software being offered as free phones, and of course available on multiple carriers. The underlying tone of all these comparison stories is (I think) about the leading platform in terms of development and market share. Which user is likely to spend more on apps over time? The user who had no problems laying down hundreds of dollars for a premium handset (and likely upgrading multiple times), or the user who got into a much cheaper handset on a lower budget carrier? You could argue it both ways, does saving money on the handset equal more budget for apps? Or are users who won't pony up for the premium phone also unwilling to pay 2 or 3 bucks for some games and fart apps? Does anyone know the numbers on 'premium' Android handset sales figures?

mey 16y ago
What is your definition of "premium"?
- brk 16y ago
  HTC Incredible, Droid 2/X, etc. Android devices running, or with an upgrade path to 2.2 and beyond, a rough example.
  - mahmud 16y ago
    Latest figures I saw (recorded Google I/O presentation on Android game development, the "redux" speech by Chris Pruett) 30% ran 2.2 back in June. They went from zero to 30% in 10 months: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-62tRHLcHk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-62tRHLcHk I watch the mobile industry religiously; my biases are firmly with the cross-platform side of things. I want Palm, Google and MS to compete shoulder to shoulder so that we (developers) may win; I hate Fascism with a vengeance! But so far, nothing even comes close to the R2D2 look-alike. The green robot is just gorgeous, it doesn't hurt that it's Free (as in speech.) Android, like I said before, is as open to you as your mother's arms. Grok it! Fork it! Code for it! It's all yours :-)

by brk 16y ago

mey 16y ago

What is your definition of "premium"?

brk 16y ago
HTC Incredible, Droid 2/X, etc. Android devices running, or with an upgrade path to 2.2 and beyond, a rough example.
- mahmud 16y ago
  Latest figures I saw (recorded Google I/O presentation on Android game development, the "redux" speech by Chris Pruett) 30% ran 2.2 back in June. They went from zero to 30% in 10 months: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-62tRHLcHk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-62tRHLcHk I watch the mobile industry religiously; my biases are firmly with the cross-platform side of things. I want Palm, Google and MS to compete shoulder to shoulder so that we (developers) may win; I hate Fascism with a vengeance! But so far, nothing even comes close to the R2D2 look-alike. The green robot is just gorgeous, it doesn't hurt that it's Free (as in speech.) Android, like I said before, is as open to you as your mother's arms. Grok it! Fork it! Code for it! It's all yours :-)