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Judging by sales, an awful lot of people seem to agree with their assessment.

• olivercameron 15y ago
  Let's not forget the relatively high return rate[1] on Android devices. 1. http://androidcommunity.com/android-return-rate-30-40-on-some-handsets-according-to-sources-20110726 http://androidcommunity.com/android-return-rate-30-40-on-som...
  • jarek 15y ago
    Does that information come from the same source that informed TechCrunch of the leak of information about U2 listeners? The article in question is http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/26/androids-dirty-secret-shipping-numbers-are-strong-but-returns-are-30-40/ http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/26/androids-dirty-secret-shipp..., and the claim in question is "many return rates are approaching 40% said a person familiar with handset sales for multiple manufacturers." And that's exactly the amount of detail provided. Forgive me if I'm not bowled over.
• cpeterso 15y ago
  Many of those Android "sales" are free phones (with contract).
  • jarek 15y ago
    "Free phones (with contract)" is a bit like saying the house you bought was one fifth the list price (with a mortgage). Perhaps we should only count phones that are sold for the full, unsubsidized price, to avoid giving an unreasonable edge to phones that sell for $200 with contract.