39 ms·

I don't want to piss anybody off but I know a lot of Android users that would be using an iPhone but they are not on AT&T. If the iPhone was available on every

I don't want to piss anybody off but I know a lot of Android users that would be using an iPhone but they are not on AT&T. If the iPhone was available on every carrier we would have real numbers. Plus, we ARE comparing OSes so platform does not matter. Right now it iOS vs Droid. The fact that Apple has managed to push it on multiple devices should not count against them...just as keeping it in one carrier has hurt them.

gloob 16y ago
If the iPhone was available on every carrier we would have real numbers. I disagree with the notion that the real numbers are somehow not real, and the real "real numbers" are the result of a "shoulda, coulda, woulda" situation.
- isleyaardvark 16y ago
  The real numbers are certainly the most important, but there are confounding factors.
- Locke1689 16y ago
  Depends on what you're trying to measure, right?
- rodericksilva 16y ago
  Ok, you are right Gloob. Real is a bad choice of words. If the iPhone were available on every carrier their would be a lot more people using the iPhone. It's almost like its every carrier and every phone manufacturer vs Apple. Don't get me wrong, if I were in contract at Sprint or Verizon I would be on Droid also. I have invested money in applications (not a whole lot). Switching platforms would also mean finding new software and purchasing some of them.
usaar333 16y ago
You'd most likely still see Android winning. Android outsold the iPhone by a 2:1 ratio last quarter. AT&T has something like 35% of the US customers. I imagine they cover at least 90% of US customers very well (probably only Verizon is better). It is certainly possible that 25% of all Android users are not getting an iPhone simply because of carrier. I find this really hard to believe though.
- rodericksilva 16y ago
  Remember its a battle of OSes and not devices. When will we see iOS or Droid built into our TVs? If it were just devices the iPhone would be out-selling each individual phone independently.

gloob 16y ago

If the iPhone was available on every carrier we would have real numbers. I disagree with the notion that the real numbers are somehow not real, and the real "real numbers" are the result of a "shoulda, coulda, woulda" situation.

isleyaardvark 16y ago
The real numbers are certainly the most important, but there are confounding factors.
Locke1689 16y ago
Depends on what you're trying to measure, right?
rodericksilva 16y ago
Ok, you are right Gloob. Real is a bad choice of words. If the iPhone were available on every carrier their would be a lot more people using the iPhone. It's almost like its every carrier and every phone manufacturer vs Apple. Don't get me wrong, if I were in contract at Sprint or Verizon I would be on Droid also. I have invested money in applications (not a whole lot). Switching platforms would also mean finding new software and purchasing some of them.

usaar333 16y ago

You'd most likely still see Android winning. Android outsold the iPhone by a 2:1 ratio last quarter. AT&T has something like 35% of the US customers. I imagine they cover at least 90% of US customers very well (probably only Verizon is better). It is certainly possible that 25% of all Android users are not getting an iPhone simply because of carrier. I find this really hard to believe though.

rodericksilva 16y ago
Remember its a battle of OSes and not devices. When will we see iOS or Droid built into our TVs? If it were just devices the iPhone would be out-selling each individual phone independently.