Google's Android outsells iPhone, threatens BlackBerry - GoFuckYourself.com

Ethersync · 05-13-2010, 01:35 PM

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Google's Android outsells iPhone, threatens BlackBerry

SAN FRANCISCO: Google Inc displaced iPhone maker Apple Inc to become the second most popular provider of smartphone software in the United States during the first quarter, the latest sign of the increasing competition in the fast-growing mobile market.

Smartphones featuring Google's Android operating system accounted for 28 percent of US smartphone unit sales in the first quarter according to NPD Group, behind top-ranked Research in Motion, maker of the Blackberry phone, which had a 36 percent share of the market.

Smartphones, which allow consumers to surf the web, send email and run specialized applications on wide, color screens, are increasingly replacing no-frills cell phones for many U.S. consumers.

The devices have become a prime battleground for a variety of tech companies seeking to ensure a good position in the evolving market.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/...25.cms?curpg=1

CyberHustler · 05-13-2010, 01:37 PM

_Richard_ · 05-13-2010, 01:40 PM

htc is a good bet.. better than bb for sure

munki · 05-13-2010, 01:42 PM

I love my g..

DamianJ · 05-13-2010, 01:53 PM

Brilliant work. Did you read the article or the headline? Did you then look at the research?

It's SELF-REPORTED figures.

And even then it is hardly a significant number.

But yes, count that as iphone failing if it helps you justify your purchasing decision.

dirtymind · 05-13-2010, 02:51 PM

who will rule next. we will know soon. lol

tranza · 05-13-2010, 02:55 PM

Nice source. Not.

DateDoc · 05-13-2010, 02:59 PM

So they only needed 34 different phones on multiple carriers to finally catch up to Apple?

CYF · 05-13-2010, 04:21 PM

android rocks

beerptrol · 05-13-2010, 04:26 PM

I like the Android myself

seeandsee · 05-13-2010, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by DateDoc

So they only needed 34 different phones on multiple carriers to finally catch up to Apple?

i dont even look it that way, iphone is iphone, not OS

UnUnited · 05-13-2010, 06:09 PM

I just got rid of my iphone for my 2nd Motorola Droid

rowan · 05-13-2010, 06:36 PM

Google's plan for world domination is almost complete

PornMD · 05-13-2010, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DateDoc

So they only needed 34 different phones on multiple carriers to finally surpass Apple?

fyp fanboy.

THY · 05-13-2010, 07:07 PM

whats up with all these iphone/ipad haters lately? is it because you cant afford one?
or just because they did it first? jesus..
if you dont like it just get back to your v60 and move on...

$5 submissions · 05-13-2010, 07:44 PM

Open Source Platforms FTW

PornMD · 05-13-2010, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by THY

whats up with all these iphone/ipad haters lately? is it because you cant afford one?
or just because they did it first? jesus..
if you dont like it just get back to your v60 and move on...

Can't speak for everyone but I only hate on apple fanboys that hate on everything non-apple. Apple makes good stuff, but to say everything else is crap or "behind" or whatever is ridiculous. Threads like this or ones about Apple not having Flash get Apple fanboys incensed for whatever reason...almost like calling a homophobe gay.

Adam_M · 05-13-2010, 08:53 PM

I just got the Google phone and I am impressed! I love my iPhone but the Nexus one is very cool.

fatfoo · 05-13-2010, 09:17 PM

This is surprising. Google is taking much power.

Fbomb - BANNED FOR LIFE · 05-13-2010, 09:53 PM

Im getting one this summer.

LoveSandra · 05-13-2010, 10:22 PM

ahahahahaah

Roby · 05-14-2010, 03:00 AM

android is great

natas · 05-14-2010, 03:19 AM

this is interesting - android running on the iphone

http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/i...its-own-video/

Ethersync · 05-14-2010, 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by PornMD

Can't speak for everyone but I only hate on apple fanboys that hate on everything non-apple. Apple makes good stuff, but to say everything else is crap or "behind" or whatever is ridiculous. Threads like this or ones about Apple not having Flash get Apple fanboys incensed for whatever reason...almost like calling a homophobe gay.

martinsc · 05-14-2010, 03:23 AM

i love my android

Serial Pervert · 05-14-2010, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by $5 submissions

Open Source Platforms FTW

Manowar · 05-14-2010, 08:40 AM

it's because the android is on so many different devices

kristin · 05-14-2010, 08:45 AM

Most people who wanted an iPhone already have one. The current buyers of course are more likely to buy the Android - they either are anti-apple, don't want to go to AT&T, etc and they could just want the Droid, not disputing that.

But comparing the Droid sales to the current sales of a phone released years ago is apples to oranges. It would need to compare current Droid sales against the sales of the iPhone when it was at the same spot in the product life cycle.

DamianJ · 05-14-2010, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by kristin

Most people who wanted an iPhone already have one. The current buyers of course are more likely to buy the Android - they either are anti-apple, don't want to go to AT&T, etc and they could just want the Droid, not disputing that.

But comparing the Droid sales to the current sales of a phone released years ago is apples to oranges. It would need to compare current Droid sales against the sales of the iPhone when it was at the same spot in the product life cycle.

Added to which, as I said yesterday, the source is sketchy. Self-declared sales figures...

Ethersync · 05-14-2010, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by DamianJ

Added to which, as I said yesterday, the source is sketchy. Self-declared sales figures...

Where does it say self-declared? It seems the numbers are from the NPD Group which is far from "sketchy". Where did you hear these numbers are self-declared?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPD_Group

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