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I think two things are getting mixed up here: 1) what Google does/wants (apparently, they don't want it anymore, which is the interesting part of the article) a
by icoder 14y ago
I think two things are getting mixed up here: 1) what Google does/wants (apparently, they don't want it anymore, which is the interesting part of the article) and 2) what the people perceive (Android vs iPhone). The article itself states it at the end, who knows iOS? Mostly geeks, I agree. But who knows Android? Everyone and their mom. Google is not simply going to null this, and I don't think they should either, but that is another story.
- blowski 14y agoDo you have stats to back that up? Recent surveys say that people are more likely to describe their phone as 'Samsung' than Android. http://news.techeye.net/mobile/samsung-galaxy-brand-trumps-android-in-popularity-contest http://news.techeye.net/mobile/samsung-galaxy-brand-trumps-a... Anecdotally, I would agree that the kind of people who know what Android is are the kind of people that know what iOS is - i.e. gadget-lovers.
- PuercoPop 14y agoThat the most salient feature used to describe their phone is Samsung, does not imply in any way that they are unaware that it is an android. As anecdotal evidence, every non geek that I know, knows about android.
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