iOS growth doubles Android in last three months

http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-04-25/news/31397102_1_ios-ipad-sales-apple

http://legalnews.findlaw.com/article/07Zm84c4XlbVH

http://www.techinvestornews.com/Apple/Latest-Apple-News/apple-ios-market-growth-doubles-android-over-last-three-months-report-says

And we're only a few months away from iPhone 5.

/android

If only there was a place that would allow these different systems to do battle...

It would be like a war...

If only there was a place that would allow these different systems to do battle...

It would be like a war...

NVIDIATI

[QUOTE="NVIDIATI"]

If only there was a place that would allow these different systems to do battle...

It would be like a war...

mystic_knight

Well I decided to make a thread in SW, so maybe we can direct some of the traffic there.

http://www.gamespot.com/forums/topic/29220202/the-official-android-vs-ios-thread-56k

USA \\=\\ World. :roll:

Secondly ladies and gentleman this is the DOUBLE growth we are talking about.

:lol::lol::lol:

And add to the fact that this is US we are talking about the DOUBLE growth becomes even less relevant. Stick to your profit figures apple is unlikely to ever topple android marketshare.

USA \\=\\ World. :roll:

Secondly ladies and gentleman this is the DOUBLE growth we are talking about.

:lol::lol::lol:

And add to the fact that this is US we are talking about the DOUBLE growth becomes even less relevant. Stick to your profit figures apple is unlikely to ever topple android marketshare.

Gambler_3

[QUOTE="Gambler_3"]

USA \\=\\ World. :roll:

Secondly ladies and gentleman this is the DOUBLE growth we are talking about.

:lol::lol::lol:

And add to the fact that this is US we are talking about the DOUBLE growth becomes even less relevant. Stick to your profit figures apple is unlikely to ever topple android marketshare.

musicalmac

"Breaking down the results by device, the iPad was the leader in June with a 36.7 percent share, followed by the iPhone with 26.8 percent."

It would be better to keep away ipad from such statistics as android has no established player in the tablet market yet and nobody really tries to argue that until maybe a nexus 10 tablet comes. Android has lost the tablet war and it seems an even more uphill battle once the microsoft surface comes.

And compared to iOS gingerbread is still a superior phone platform and 99% of apps are compatible with it. It has facebook integration and free navigation as well btw!! :lol:

are you really declaring the opposition dead because of 1 percentage point?

Doesn't that seem a bit, uh, dumb?

[QUOTE="Gambler_3"]

USA \\=\\ World. :roll:

Secondly ladies and gentleman this is the DOUBLE growth we are talking about.

:lol::lol::lol:

And add to the fact that this is US we are talking about the DOUBLE growth becomes even less relevant. Stick to your profit figures apple is unlikely to ever topple android marketshare.

musicalmac

yet ios is still playing catch up to froyo and wp7. ios has the worst ui but the most apps and biggest fan base. ios to andriod is like what win xp is to mac os 10. It has the most dev support and apps but there hasn't been any real improvements for years. imprezawrx500

[QUOTE="imprezawrx500"]yet ios is still playing catch up to froyo and wp7. ios has the worst ui but the most apps and biggest fan base. ios to andriod is like what win xp is to mac os 10. It has the most dev support and apps but there hasn't been any real improvements for years. musicalmac

I don't think you know much about iOS. musicalmac

how about you tell me what ios does better than android 2x then? wp7 has the fastest interface, yes it beats ios and all current devices are less powerful than the 4s. People may prefer a certain os but wp7 is super fast and never lags, just it lacks apps. I can see some people like the way ios works but it really doesn't do anything better than other mobile operating systems. Why would you want all you apps littering you home screens when you can have them in a nice organised app draw where all the apps you hardly use sit? Apple really needs to give ios a serious facelift, it is years behind the competition in visuals. It has barley changed since 2007 while android has massively improved in that time. Would you want every program installed on your computer on your desktop? That's how ios works. imprezawrx500

It's your choice to blindly and willingly entrench yourself in an OS developed by a search engine and an ad-revenue dependent company. I'll continue to enjoy the products made by an innovative consumer electronics device and software company. musicalmac

[QUOTE="musicalmac"]It's your choice to blindly and willingly entrench yourself in an OS developed by a search engine and an ad-revenue dependent company. I'll continue to enjoy the products made by an innovative consumer electronics device and software company. Gambler_3

[QUOTE="Gambler_3"]

[QUOTE="musicalmac"]It's your choice to blindly and willingly entrench yourself in an OS developed by a search engine and an ad-revenue dependent company. I'll continue to enjoy the products made by an innovative consumer electronics device and software company. MisterG333

Neither android nor iOS have cut into each others sales so far! They have both been growing at the expense of RIM, nokia and ofcourse new smartphone customers. It will be interesting to see for how long can both the OS continue to grow.

Oh god that's some damage controlMisterG333

[QUOTE="MisterG333"]Oh god that's some damage controlmusicalmac

I have no link for where the chart originated, I just found it posted in the comments of an article on verge.

Remember microsoft was once valued more than what apple is right now. It didnt really take microsoft a huge failure to drop that much, they just didnt innovate much and in order to stay that high you gotta keep doing original things.

Apple earns more than 50% of it's earnings from iphone, just one product line. Wouldnt call that a very safe future one disappointing iphone launch and bam you could have atleast one third of that market value chopped off.

I have no link for where the chart originated, I just found it posted in the comments of an article on verge.

Remember microsoft was once valued more than what apple is right now. It didnt really take microsoft a huge failure to drop that much, they just didnt innovate much and in order to stay that high you gotta keep doing original things.

Apple earns more than 50% of it's earnings from iphone, just one product line. Wouldnt call that a very safe future one disappointing iphone launch and bam you could have atleast one third of that market value chopped off.

Gambler_3

No what I am talking about is a "disappointing" release not a failure, obviously an iphone launch cant just "fail". They said a playstation product couldnt disappoint either, look what happened to that brand!!

The point of the chart wasnt to praise or degrade apple, it's just something I found interesting. Nobody can deny that apple was the first to do alot of big things in the tech world but it is also true they have failed badly in the past after doing some incredible things. So many companies try to copy apple products but they dont understand that it's not the products which make apple so successful it's the business model and thats what really should be copied.

No what I am talking about is a "disappointing" release not a failure, obviously an iphone launch cant just "fail". They said a playstation product couldnt disappoint either, look what happened to that brand!!

The point of the chart wasnt to praise or degrade apple, it's just something I found interesting. Nobody can deny that apple was the first to do alot of big things in the tech world but it is also true they have failed badly in the past after doing some incredible things. So many companies try to copy apple products but they dont understand that it's not the products which make apple so successful it's the business model and thats what really should be copied.

Gambler_3

[QUOTE="Gambler_3"]

No what I am talking about is a "disappointing" release not a failure, obviously an iphone launch cant just "fail". They said a playstation product couldnt disappoint either, look what happened to that brand!!

The point of the chart wasnt to praise or degrade apple, it's just something I found interesting. Nobody can deny that apple was the first to do alot of big things in the tech world but it is also true they have failed badly in the past after doing some incredible things. So many companies try to copy apple products but they dont understand that it's not the products which make apple so successful it's the business model and thats what really should be copied.

Kid-Atari

1. Concentrating on few key areas instead of producing every thing in the world.

2. Not offer a dozen different models to confuse customers. Also fewer products means an individual product can get world wide recognition more easily which enhances brand value.

3. Have attractive, straightforward and uncomplicated naming schemes. You dont have to look at online reviews to figure out that an iphone 4S is better than iphone 4. Sadly other companies just dont get it. Look at dell and HP laptops the sort of ridiculous names they can have, same goes for samsung phones. Buying apple products is so easy you dont need to do "research". Buying a windows laptop in particular can be afrustrating process even for someone knowledgeable.

4. Exclusive retail stores.

5. Having predictable launch times for product successors so customers can more easily make decisions.

I dont like apple products but I have immense respect for how they do business. You could call it a business philosophy instead of model. People dont buy apple products because of the Ghz or the megapixel they buy them because it's an apple product.

Currently the only business model that's very opposite from apple and yet very successful is samsung. But I do believe samsung could go higher if they were to get a bit more leaner and specialized. Heck it may look like a really diversified business which it is but currently they are eaning 70% profits from the mobile division so technically it's also the focus on a key area thats brought them success.

Apple's business model is

1. Concentrating on few key areas instead of producing every thing in the world.

2. Not offer a dozen different models to confuse customers. Also fewer products means an individual product can get world wide recognition more easily which enhances brand value.

3. Have attractive, straightforward and uncomplicated naming schemes. You dont have to look at online reviews to figure out that an iphone 4S is better than iphone 4. Sadly other companies just dont get it. Look at dell and HP laptops the sort of ridiculous names they can have, same goes for samsung phones. Buying apple products is so easy you dont need to do "research". Buying a windows laptop in particular can be afrustrating process even for someone knowledgeable.

4. Exclusive retail stores.

5. Having predictable launch times for product successors so customers can more easily make decisions.

I dont like apple products but I have immense respect for how they do business. You could call it a business philosophy instead of model. People dont buy apple products because of the Ghz or the megapixel they buy them because it's an apple product.

Currently the only business model that's very opposite from apple and yet very successful is samsung. But I do believe samsung could go higher if they were to get a bit more leaner and specialized. Heck it may look like a really diversified business which it is but currently they are eaning 70% profits from the mobile division so technically it's also the focus on a key area thats brought them success.

Gambler_3

To respond to that image -- In those past two instances, Apple wasn't worth more than big oil. That enough is the reason why Apple's long-term future is more secured than any other tech company in the world today. Apple has the liquid assets to buy Adobe, Electronic Arts, HTC, and RIM and still have double digit billions in the bank.

That chart is quite complimentary, though. It's nice to see people acknowledging Apple's pioneering of new markets, thus citing their innovations and contributions to what you all enjoy today. In that sense it's realistic. Can we get a link to the original article? I'd be curious what it has to say behind this chart. It looks to me as though the article would focus on how Apple today is a different company than before, because those two previous "cycles" used above happened a long, long, long time ago.musicalmac

yeah until they suddenly go crashing down like nokia or blackberry has. No company stays at the top for ever and they start to think nothing can touch them. imprezawrx500

Apple wont become like another near insolvent company in any foreseeable future but they sure can become like microsoft if some things dont go their way. Microsoft is still a hugely successful company but not at all what they used to be.

One phone vs all. Apple must be proud of their accomplishments.

One phone vs all. Apple must be proud of their accomplishments.

Mr_BillGates