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> As a developer #1 in market share is a very significant milestone. Unless you're Android, which has significantly less apps than iOS and is getting bad press

by bonch 16y ago

> As a developer #1 in market share is a very significant milestone. Unless you're Android, which has significantly less apps than iOS and is getting bad press for its malware problems. Additionally, iOS runs on the iPad, so iPhone developers can universally target the #1 tablet in the world. Google makes very little off of Android. They've been following Apple's lead design-wise (look at images of what Android was going to look like before the iPhone came out). As a free operating system that carriers can exert full control over, it's no surprise that it's #1 in marketshare compared to a single phone on two carriers, but if that doesn't actually translate into profits for Google, developers for the platform, or innovation for the industry, does it really matter? The iPhone is still directing the smartphone industry and getting the positive press, and the iPad practically has no competitors to this day.

kfje4wesdf 16y ago
Interesting becuase it is becoming increasingly obvious that Android is aiming wide, yet their userbase are not as automatically app savvy or interested as Apple users.
gregable 16y ago
> Google makes very little off of Android http://www.businessinsider.com/android-revenue-2010-8 http://www.businessinsider.com/android-revenue-2010-8 Title: Google's Android Is Making Boatloads Of Money, Says Schmidt--Way More Than It Costs To Make
ZeroGravitas 16y ago
Here's an image of what Android was going to look like before the iPhone came out: https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_1IECTAB2-to/TWV9IKxwQOI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/JPM8CJ3LIEk/s288/google-android.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_1IECTAB2-to/TWV9IKxwQOI/A... And here's the Samsung Galaxy Pro that was just announced: http://www.eurodroid.com/2011/03/update-product-shot-of-the-samsung-galaxy-pro/ http://www.eurodroid.com/2011/03/update-product-shot-of-the-... It's remarkable the influence Apple has had.

by bonch 16y ago

kfje4wesdf 16y ago

Interesting becuase it is becoming increasingly obvious that Android is aiming wide, yet their userbase are not as automatically app savvy or interested as Apple users.

gregable 16y ago

> Google makes very little off of Android http://www.businessinsider.com/android-revenue-2010-8 http://www.businessinsider.com/android-revenue-2010-8 Title: Google's Android Is Making Boatloads Of Money, Says Schmidt--Way More Than It Costs To Make

ZeroGravitas 16y ago

Here's an image of what Android was going to look like before the iPhone came out: https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_1IECTAB2-to/TWV9IKxwQOI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/JPM8CJ3LIEk/s288/google-android.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_1IECTAB2-to/TWV9IKxwQOI/A... And here's the Samsung Galaxy Pro that was just announced: http://www.eurodroid.com/2011/03/update-product-shot-of-the-samsung-galaxy-pro/ http://www.eurodroid.com/2011/03/update-product-shot-of-the-... It's remarkable the influence Apple has had.