iPhone Surge?

[Baker]

2 or 3 years ago, I would have swore that the Android and Google platform would displace the iPhone. Maybe that was my open source bias wanting Google to beat the closed-source competitors. Or maybe they eventually will.

But right now, that isn't how it is working out. This number is mind blowing:



http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/01/...rld-every-day/

iPhone sales skyrocketed in way you almost never see. It isn't like the iPhone is new, it has been around several years.

You almost never see that kind of sales jump in a mature product.

I'm kind of wondering why this happened, really. In the beginning of Summer 2011, Android was widely viewed as the platform eventually destined to make the iPhone into just a small segment of the market.

I'm wondering if this happened because Steve Jobs died, which created a 2 month wall of rather deep and broad publicity. Unless there is some other logical reason for such a sudden change to have occurred.

[Spirit]

There are 3 times as many Android devices activated every day...

[Baker]

There are 3 times as many Android devices activated every day...

That was definitely true in the summer of 2011, but I think that data isn't current.

(Which is why I was shocked to see the market share increase by iPhone.)



Android's Market Share Collapses As Apple Surges Thanks To The iPhone 4S - Business Insider

Do you have a recent source of that data that shows that still being the case?

Last summer, it looked like the iPhone was on-track to be a 15% of the market type of player.

[Phenom]

I'd say Steve Jobs dying caused some of the commotion. A lot of devoted people would be happy to support a guy like Steve Jobs after death even. People are weird.

[Baker]

I'd say Steve Jobs dying caused some of the commotion. A lot of devoted people would be happy to support a guy like Steve Jobs after death even. People are weird.

Let's say that's true.

What I'm trying to figure out:

Android was pulling away and threatening to really be the big market share player. Now things are different.

Will market share eventually return to Summer 2011 levels (because spike was aberration)? Or is this the new "normal" (spike was aberration, but changed inertia)?

[Spike]

I am not an aberration!

[Spirit]

https://twitter.com/#!/Arubin/status/149329329237667844

[Baker]

https://twitter.com/#!/Arubin/status/149329329237667844

I'm not sold on that number directly relating to marketshare because the date of that post is December 11th. Any given day in the Christmas season is going to have far higher than the norm average daily sales figures, but you cannot take that number and annualize it.

Would need a quarterly number to compare apples-to-apples versus iPhone.

[Statistics don't lie, the marketing and public relations people just selectively pick some number that paints the image they are looking for.]

[Phenom]

I'm wanting to see whats next...

The iPhone vs Android is reminding me of the old days when it was Nintendo vs Sega and out of nowhere Sony comes out with the Playstation which (to me) rocked the gaming world.

Wonder if there's something around the corner that will break the "R U iPhone or Android" personalities I've been seeing on the subject lately. Like a cell phone that "Plays" Quake 1!

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[monoz]

apple sucks compared to a few android phones. People buy it cuz its hip to have one. iphone just advertises better. mindless drones.


iphone - lets add .01 mega pixel to the camera - bam iphone !!! - $400 a piece sweet!!! what now for iphone 10??? - oh a little better camera for sure.. then will add more junk.

[Baker]

apple sucks compared to a few android phones. People buy it cuz its hip to have one. iphone just advertises better. mindless drones.


iphone - lets add .01 mega pixel to the camera - bam iphone !!! - $400 a piece sweet!!! what now for iphone 10??? - oh a little better camera for sure.. then will add more junk.

It is funny how Apple is able to get huge press for incremental changes.

Apparently, there is something be said for "showmanship".

I will say I am glad there is a competitive split market, forcing the companies to ever increase and mature their platforms.

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