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But Android is not a phone, look at market share by smart phone vendor instead of OS. It's a comparison that makes much more sense since there are many vendors,
by adsr 14y ago
But Android is not a phone, look at market share by smart phone vendor instead of OS. It's a comparison that makes much more sense since there are many vendors, each competing with each other, all with individual market shares, all using the Android OS.
- stevoyoung 14y agoI agree. Are there any numbers available with this phone vs phone type analysis?
- andybak 14y agoI don't see that matter. To the extent that I am invested in a mobile platform, it's Android I'm invested in. My next phone will probably run Android so I can carry along my familiarity and my app purchases. It's only likely to be a Samsung specifically if they have the right combination of hardware features and price at that time.
- adsr 14y agoIt matters since we (parent comment and the article) are talking about market share of phones.
- andybak 14y agoWe are both responding to: "I love my iPhone but I really don't get this. Apple only has 31% of the smartphone market and Android has 59%, for example." and in turn the original article In this context the interesting definition of 'market share' is the one that focuses on platforms. There isn't very much interesting to be gleaned by making the distinction that Apple has a bigger market share than Samsung as Samsung and other Android OEMs collectively benefit from Android's market share.
- adsr 14y agoNo, because the article essentially asks: does the new iPhone have enough bells and whistles to keep it's position, and compares it to other handsets like Nokia Lumia and Galaxy Note. It's putting up iPhone 5's hardware features against a few competing phones. It does not take platforms, operating system or any software into account.