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I think HN commenters are really missing Marco's point. He's talking about what's beneficial for the company, not what's beneficial for consumers. Are any Andr

I think HN commenters are really missing Marco's point. He's talking about what's beneficial for the company, not what's beneficial for consumers. Are any Android manufacturer's making as much of a killing as Apple is right now, globally? I'm talking about profits -- not unit sales.

guywithabike 16y ago
The diversity can be bad for consumers, too. Marco makes a great point: How many 6 month old Android phones are never going to see an Android update? How many Android phones available right now will never get Honeycomb? With an iPhone, you know you're going to get iOS updates for at least a few years, to the extent that the hardware can support various features. I've got an iPhone 3GS that's over a year and a half old and I'm running the latest and greatest iOS. (Honest question: How many Android phones released in the summer of 2009 -- Android 1.5 days -- can now run Android 2.3?)
- bryanlarsen 16y ago
  Rumours are that the iPhone 3G (which was the top model until the summer of 2009) won't be able to run iOS 4.3. If Google supports Android 2.4 on the Nexus One they'll support it with upgrades longer than Apple supported the 3G.
  - YooLi 16y ago
    Nexus One was released Jan. 5 2010 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexus_One http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexus_One iPhone 3G was released Jun. 9 2008 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iphone_3g http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iphone_3g How are you doing your math?
    - bryanlarsen 16y ago
      Sorry, I got fixated on "summer 2009" date in the original comment and got confused. My original point stands in much reduced form: A Nexus 1 should have a similar support period to an Apple phone. Better? probably not.
- bryanlarsen 16y ago
  Given that Honeycomb is for tablets only, the answer to your second question is "0". :)
zmmmmm 16y ago
> Are any Android manufacturer's making as much of a killing as Apple is right now, globally? I'm talking about profits HTC has doubled profits in Q3 2010: http://www.talkandroid.com/16666-htc-has-doubled-profits-in-q3-2010/ http://www.talkandroid.com/16666-htc-has-doubled-profits-in-... I'm not sure how you measure "killing" but I'd say it qualifies at least as comparable.
the100rabh 16y ago
Really I like your point, Kill the consumer, All Hail Corporations.

guywithabike 16y ago

The diversity can be bad for consumers, too. Marco makes a great point: How many 6 month old Android phones are never going to see an Android update? How many Android phones available right now will never get Honeycomb? With an iPhone, you know you're going to get iOS updates for at least a few years, to the extent that the hardware can support various features. I've got an iPhone 3GS that's over a year and a half old and I'm running the latest and greatest iOS. (Honest question: How many Android phones released in the summer of 2009 -- Android 1.5 days -- can now run Android 2.3?)

bryanlarsen 16y ago
Rumours are that the iPhone 3G (which was the top model until the summer of 2009) won't be able to run iOS 4.3. If Google supports Android 2.4 on the Nexus One they'll support it with upgrades longer than Apple supported the 3G.
- YooLi 16y ago
  Nexus One was released Jan. 5 2010 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexus_One http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexus_One iPhone 3G was released Jun. 9 2008 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iphone_3g http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iphone_3g How are you doing your math?
  - bryanlarsen 16y ago
    Sorry, I got fixated on "summer 2009" date in the original comment and got confused. My original point stands in much reduced form: A Nexus 1 should have a similar support period to an Apple phone. Better? probably not.
bryanlarsen 16y ago
Given that Honeycomb is for tablets only, the answer to your second question is "0". :)

zmmmmm 16y ago

> Are any Android manufacturer's making as much of a killing as Apple is right now, globally? I'm talking about profits HTC has doubled profits in Q3 2010: http://www.talkandroid.com/16666-htc-has-doubled-profits-in-q3-2010/ http://www.talkandroid.com/16666-htc-has-doubled-profits-in-... I'm not sure how you measure "killing" but I'd say it qualifies at least as comparable.

the100rabh 16y ago

Really I like your point, Kill the consumer, All Hail Corporations.