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I'm also an Android-lover, but this sample is all kinds of skewed - "based on the number of Android devices that have accessed Google Play within a 14-day per
by BrainScraps 14y ago
I'm also an Android-lover, but this sample is all kinds of skewed -
"based on the number of Android devices that have accessed Google Play within a 14-day period ending on the data collection date " (September 4, 2012)
14-day period? That's a pretty decent way of making sure that the people who have had their phones for a long time (like this guy here with the Droid X) are underrepresented.
- vibrunazo 14y agoWhy exactly? Maybe you misread it? It's data from people who accessed the store in 14 days, not people who have bought devices in 14 days. If you have an old device but is actively updating apps, then you'll be represented. They're getting data from devices which accessed the play store, because that's all the data that google has.
- ben1040 14y agoAnd even then, I'm pretty sure it's accessing the store in the background without the user opening it up. Otherwise, how would it know to pop up a notification that app updates are available?
- wiradikusuma 14y agothen it's still skewed. i have froyo and turn off background stuff to conserve battery. i'm pretty sure many people do this for the same reason.
- mdwrigh2 14y agoDo you update your apps once a month? Once every few months? This statistic is published for developers to get an idea of which OS versions they should be supporting based off market share. If you aren't opening the play store to buy apps in the 14-day period, then these developers probably aren't looking to sell to you. Besides, I doubt most people know how to turn off background activities.
- cloudwalking 14y agoI think the argument here is: the longer you have your phone, the less often you open the Play Store. Seems somewhat plausible to me.
- vetinari 14y agoYou don't have to open the Play Store. It checks in background for app updates.
- cloudwalking 14y agoAh, good point. I stand corrected!
- KaoruAoiShiho 14y agoWell in reality the only people whom this data is useful for is app developers, so accessing the play store is a useful / fair metric.