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If offering user choice is a bad idea, why is Android doing so well? I believe they're out-gunning apple in market-share now, and there are tons of Android phon

• danilocampos 16y ago
  > If offering user choice is a bad idea, why is Android doing so well? Android isn't a triumph of user choice. Android is a bunch of carriers and manufacturers choosing to use something free instead of licensing or developing software for themselves. Nerds choose Android. The vast majority of consumers choose their carrier, then take whatever the cheap phone is.
• sjs 16y ago
  No single Android phone does as well as the iPhone. You're comparing two completely different things.
  • zmmmmm 16y ago
    He's comparing the only thing that matters any more - ecosystem mindshare.
    • danilocampos 16y ago
      Try something with your non-technical family members: "What do you think of the iPhone?" then "What do you think of the Android ecosystem?"
      • zmmmmm 16y ago
        What about: "What do you think about Google?"
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        • danilocampos 16y ago
          I think, given the below link, it's a bit of a stretch to believe that Google's brand association is having any sort of halo effect on the idea of Android (an operating system) or Android phones (the hardware): http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/06/browser-is-search-engine.html http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/06/browser-is-search-e... Much like browsers and search engines, most people don't even know what an operating system is. How Google fits into the picture is extremely murky from that worldview.