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> Who will be #1 again? HTC? Motorola? Samsung? LG? Next time, please read the article you are responding to. The answer to this question is in the first line

> Who will be #1 again? HTC? Motorola? Samsung? LG? Next time, please read the article you are responding to. The answer to this question is in the first line of my post that you quoted.

pchristensen 16y ago
No, this is a legitmate question. Android will have the largest market share, but if Apple continues to own the profitable top of the market, then HTC et al will tear each other apart and destroy profitability until they are as worthless as commodity PC makers are today. And then it really will be a replay of Apple vs Microsoft - Apple is a profitable software/hardware company, Google is a profitable software company and the hardware-only companies are worth nothing.
dasil003 16y ago
It's embarassing that this not only went over your head, but enough people here for you to get more upvotes than me. Alright, I'll spell it out for you: Android marketshare is meaningless. How much money does anyone make per Android unit? I don't know offhand what Google's agreements with manufacturers are, but it's open source right? How much can they be collecting? What is the actual profit share of the mobile market? I could easily see a 99/1 unit split with the profits splitting 50/50.
- billmcneale 16y ago
  I feel really sorry about you not getting upvotes, want a hug? Maybe this has to do with the fact that you just don't understand what is being discussed here. Market share is meaningful when we are talking about market share. Nobody disputed that Apple is #1 in profits (I said so myself), but we're discussing what OS will be dominant in units in the next few years, and all the indicators point to Android at about 70% and Apple struggling to remain above 10%. Which is what brought up this topic in the first place, since this market break down is reminiscent of the current Windows / Mac OS market.
  - dasil003 16y ago
    Yes, but "Android" is not a phone manufacturer.
    - billmcneale 16y ago
      > Yes, but "Android" is not a phone manufacturer. This discussion was never about that. Again, another clue as to why you're being downvoted. Next time, just spend some time reading and understanding the article you are commenting on, especially if you are going to be using a harsh tone.
      - dasil003 16y ago
        A) You responded to me, B) I'm not being downvoted.

> Who will be #1 again? HTC? Motorola? Samsung? LG? Next time, please read the article you are responding to. The answer to this question is in the first line of my post that you quoted.

pchristensen 16y ago

No, this is a legitmate question. Android will have the largest market share, but if Apple continues to own the profitable top of the market, then HTC et al will tear each other apart and destroy profitability until they are as worthless as commodity PC makers are today. And then it really will be a replay of Apple vs Microsoft - Apple is a profitable software/hardware company, Google is a profitable software company and the hardware-only companies are worth nothing.

dasil003 16y ago

It's embarassing that this not only went over your head, but enough people here for you to get more upvotes than me. Alright, I'll spell it out for you: Android marketshare is meaningless. How much money does anyone make per Android unit? I don't know offhand what Google's agreements with manufacturers are, but it's open source right? How much can they be collecting? What is the actual profit share of the mobile market? I could easily see a 99/1 unit split with the profits splitting 50/50.

billmcneale 16y ago
I feel really sorry about you not getting upvotes, want a hug? Maybe this has to do with the fact that you just don't understand what is being discussed here. Market share is meaningful when we are talking about market share. Nobody disputed that Apple is #1 in profits (I said so myself), but we're discussing what OS will be dominant in units in the next few years, and all the indicators point to Android at about 70% and Apple struggling to remain above 10%. Which is what brought up this topic in the first place, since this market break down is reminiscent of the current Windows / Mac OS market.
- dasil003 16y ago
  Yes, but "Android" is not a phone manufacturer.
  - billmcneale 16y ago
    > Yes, but "Android" is not a phone manufacturer. This discussion was never about that. Again, another clue as to why you're being downvoted. Next time, just spend some time reading and understanding the article you are commenting on, especially if you are going to be using a harsh tone.
    - dasil003 16y ago
      A) You responded to me, B) I'm not being downvoted.