@etwashoo Are you really this stupid? First of all, Android has about 20 different models it sells by different manufacturers. There is only one iPhone, so comparing the web-traffic apples for apples, isn't very accurate. Second, the Android OS is crap. Third, all of the latest Android OS builds and devices have debuted in the last 6-8 months, so of course they should be faster devices with more bells and whistles. Just wait for the new iPhone and 4.0 OS. It'll, once again, smoke all of it's competitors
"Are you really this stupid? First of all, Android has about 20 different models it sells by different manufacturers. There is only one iPhone, so comparing the web-traffic apples for apples, isn't very accurate"
What does the fact that apple only has one or two handsets have to do with anything?
I mean, this isn't a graph showing what phone is most popular, this is purely a graph showing what OS is generating mobile web traffic.
I can't see what ANY of your comment had to do with web traffic market share?
What does the number of models have to do with market share? What does the quality of the OS have to do with it? What does it have to do with the release dates? I am really puzzled by your comments. My best guess is they are preemptive?
@vman81 You guys really are fucking stupid! If there are 20 different manufacturers selling Android devices, of course there will be more web traffic from their devices. Let's do some quick math...........if there are 175 million iPhones in the world and 300 million (combined) different Android devices, naturally there is going to be more web traffic from Android. That's the beauty of statistics........you can spin the results many different ways to get your point across. Fucking idiots!
@LAY I never said Android is dumb. It's a cookie-cutter OS that's designed to work on many different phones. Therefore, it will perform better on some devices than others. Personally, I'd rather have an OS that is solely built around one device for optimal performance. Android has improved, but to spin these statistics to make it look like iPhones are irrelevant is juvenile and reckless. My point was that, people tend to flock to the latest and greatest offerings and technology. Look at the chart........is it ironic that Android started gaining steam on web OS traffic right around the Droid and Nexus One releases while the iPhone's WEB OS peaked at the release of the 3GS? Hmmmm............Wanna talk statistics? Let's compare how many Nexus One's were sold based off how many iPhone's were sold or how many Droids were sold vs. the iPhone 3GS. Neither one came close to the 3GS! However, combine the two and you have more devices than the 3GS, hence the more web traffic than the iPhone. You guys really need to pull your heads out of your ass!
Just because you want to be limited to one manufacturer, doesn't mean we do. So, the rest of us will compare OS's because we like CHOICE and OPENNESS. I know, I know it's difficult concepts for Apple fans (not saying fanboi's) to grasp.
@StickyD People like you make me sick. Android is at about 4% marketshare, apple is 20 something %. That's sales. There are many more iPhones then all the android devices put together. There are also two currently available iPhone models. And another one that is not available anymore. And many different extremely popular iPod touch models. So your there's only one iPhone comment is patently wrong. However, these statistics are some what skewed, because a lot if the time people are using data on there iPhone there are no adds.
You look at the chart and, based on that information, make your best estimation on who has the highest "Mobile OS Traffiic Share: US" on March 29, 2010. Do you think the world is flat because you can't see past the horizon?
@StickyD ...says the ignorant iTard. Sorry to break it to you, but apple has had their fun playing monopoly and exploiting the "it's shiny so I've got to have it" impulse of many mindless consumers, and now Google has brought some sanity to the market by providing some decent competition with Android. RIM will always have it's base since it serves a different market.
If the iPhone OS truly is superior (lol, can't believe people actually think that) we'll find out 2 years from now. To quote the lame Chevy ads: "May the best [phone os] win"
@StickyD Honestly I wouldn't be suprised if there is a VERY VERY small amount of people that join the iPhone with a new version. With the market share that Android just picked up it'd cost far too much for people to jump this fast and go over to the iPhone. In my opinion the new iPhone is going to be for the customers it already has offering an upgrade and an incentive to stay, rather than an incentive to switch. But who knows...maybe people would be willing to drop 500 bucks on top of the iPhone cost to switch over from their new Android, I wouldn't count on it though.
@StickyD Everyone on the internet is stupider than you of course /s. The fact of the matter is that you present a very teenager argument. There might be 20 Android manufacturers, but Android is still a less used OS than Apple's. Also, I find Android a more web-centric OS experience than iPhone OS and this is measuring internet usage, but that's just my opinion. But what do I know? I'm "fucking stupid."
@pauldovi Is purely about AdMob's customers. To me it looks like
1. AdMob is losing business on the iPhone to competing ad networks which of course don't show up in these stats. 2. iPhone users are more likely to pay for ad-free premium apps than Android users, therefore consuming less ads.
Apple is expected to include their own ad service in iPhone OS 4. If that happens, expect AdMob to lose even more business on iPhone.
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Wow Android is a monster.
@pauldovi
Shouldn't someone bring a lawsuit against them before it's too late? /s
@pauldovi
Safe to say Android has already left iPhone OS in the Surfing USA dust.
@Kinte Kunta
ahhh, I'm guessing that data ends on 2/28, today is 3/29...look at the trends
@etwashoo Are you really this stupid? First of all, Android has about 20 different models it sells by different manufacturers. There is only one iPhone, so comparing the web-traffic apples for apples, isn't very accurate. Second, the Android OS is crap. Third, all of the latest Android OS builds and devices have debuted in the last 6-8 months, so of course they should be faster devices with more bells and whistles. Just wait for the new iPhone and 4.0 OS. It'll, once again, smoke all of it's competitors
@StickyD
"Are you really this stupid? First of all, Android has about 20 different models it sells by different manufacturers. There is only one iPhone, so comparing the web-traffic apples for apples, isn't very accurate"
What does the fact that apple only has one or two handsets have to do with anything?
I mean, this isn't a graph showing what phone is most popular, this is purely a graph showing what OS is generating mobile web traffic.
@pauldovi - Correction, Android is an Autonomous OS
@StickyD - While reading your post, I pictured a hot-headed Steve Jobs writing your post, lol.
@StickyD
I can't see what ANY of your comment had to do with web traffic market share?
What does the number of models have to do with market share? What does the quality of the OS have to do with it? What does it have to do with the release dates? I am really puzzled by your comments. My best guess is they are preemptive?
@StickyD
Thanks for that inciteful commentary. Now direct you back to the graph at the top of the page.
@StickyD
Correction 3 iPhones, at least 2 iPod Touches (I don't know how many there are).
@StickyD So in short:
Because Apple wont license their OS, it isn't fair when others are smart enough to?
Android in your opinion is dumb.
And then you assume that they have gone up so fast because everyone is really waiting for the vaulted iPhone 4.0 GS LMNOP with kung-fu grip?
But the idea of people just using Android more because they like it is just to extreme?
@etwashoo
correction: of course that's "insightful" (and I missed "Now I WILL direct...)
@vman81 You guys really are fucking stupid! If there are 20 different manufacturers selling Android devices, of course there will be more web traffic from their devices. Let's do some quick math...........if there are 175 million iPhones in the world and 300 million (combined) different Android devices, naturally there is going to be more web traffic from Android. That's the beauty of statistics........you can spin the results many different ways to get your point across. Fucking idiots!
@StickyD
I wasn't aware that the article (or anyone) was trying to draw a conclusion other than what is painfully obvious by the graph...
That's what she said
@StickyD You're a moron.
@StickyD So angry....
@LAY I never said Android is dumb. It's a cookie-cutter OS that's designed to work on many different phones. Therefore, it will perform better on some devices than others. Personally, I'd rather have an OS that is solely built around one device for optimal performance. Android has improved, but to spin these statistics to make it look like iPhones are irrelevant is juvenile and reckless. My point was that, people tend to flock to the latest and greatest offerings and technology. Look at the chart........is it ironic that Android started gaining steam on web OS traffic right around the Droid and Nexus One releases while the iPhone's WEB OS peaked at the release of the 3GS? Hmmmm............Wanna talk statistics? Let's compare how many Nexus One's were sold based off how many iPhone's were sold or how many Droids were sold vs. the iPhone 3GS. Neither one came close to the 3GS! However, combine the two and you have more devices than the 3GS, hence the more web traffic than the iPhone. You guys really need to pull your heads out of your ass!
@StickyD
Just because you want to be limited to one manufacturer, doesn't mean we do. So, the rest of us will compare OS's because we like CHOICE and OPENNESS. I know, I know it's difficult concepts for Apple fans (not saying fanboi's) to grasp.
@Kinte Kunta
"That's if the rate is still the same, go take a class in statistics."
No need to. I have a Math major with an emphasis in Statistics. I took EVERY statistics course offered at Minnesota State. So, GTFO.
@StickyD People like you make me sick.
Android is at about 4% marketshare, apple is 20 something %. That's sales. There are many more iPhones then all the android devices put together. There are also two currently available iPhone models. And another one that is not available anymore. And many different extremely popular iPod touch models. So your there's only one iPhone comment is patently wrong. However, these statistics are some what skewed, because a lot if the time people are using data on there iPhone there are no adds.
@etwashoo Don't know what school you went to, but you need to go back for reseats. Look at the chart again, very slowly.
@sonola777
You look at the chart and, based on that information, make your best estimation on who has the highest "Mobile OS Traffiic Share: US" on March 29, 2010. Do you think the world is flat because you can't see past the horizon?
wow you really cant make this up
@StickyD
...says the ignorant iTard. Sorry to break it to you, but apple has had their fun playing monopoly and exploiting the "it's shiny so I've got to have it" impulse of many mindless consumers, and now Google has brought some sanity to the market by providing some decent competition with Android. RIM will always have it's base since it serves a different market.
If the iPhone OS truly is superior (lol, can't believe people actually think that) we'll find out 2 years from now. To quote the lame Chevy ads: "May the best [phone os] win"
@StickyD Honestly I wouldn't be suprised if there is a VERY VERY small amount of people that join the iPhone with a new version. With the market share that Android just picked up it'd cost far too much for people to jump this fast and go over to the iPhone. In my opinion the new iPhone is going to be for the customers it already has offering an upgrade and an incentive to stay, rather than an incentive to switch. But who knows...maybe people would be willing to drop 500 bucks on top of the iPhone cost to switch over from their new Android, I wouldn't count on it though.
@StickyD
Everyone on the internet is stupider than you of course /s.
The fact of the matter is that you present a very teenager argument. There might be 20 Android manufacturers, but Android is still a less used OS than Apple's. Also, I find Android a more web-centric OS experience than iPhone OS and this is measuring internet usage, but that's just my opinion.
But what do I know? I'm "fucking stupid."
@StickyD
I like your second point. Short and concise and poignant and compact.
@StickyD
I like your second point. Short and concise and poignant and compact.
@Kinte Kunta Who cares? If you enjoy your iPhone, as you should, then don't worry what it ranks on a chart of ad views.
@pauldovi
Is purely about AdMob's customers. To me it looks like
1. AdMob is losing business on the iPhone to competing ad networks which of course don't show up in these stats.
2. iPhone users are more likely to pay for ad-free premium apps than Android users, therefore consuming less ads.
Apple is expected to include their own ad service in iPhone OS 4. If that happens, expect AdMob to lose even more business on iPhone.