http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/ Engadget Comments for Gartner and IDC agree: the Android invasion's accelerating around the world http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/Aug 12th 2010 7:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/Aug 12th 2010 7:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/
As an Android user and supporter (HTC Desire), I can accept that the format IS fragmented. While I don't believe it is a huge problem (clearly you just have to look at the numbers above to see that), I do think that Google needs to consider making skinning quicker to implement in 3.0.

The fact that HTC, one of their biggest partners, takes upwards of 3 months to get an updated version of Sense out will mean that consumers will think twice about buying again, when they see that iOS devices get any new update fairly promptly.

Don't get me wrong, it won't affect my personal decision, but a software company has to look at the market as a whole rather than the opinions of people who are emotionally invested in the format. ]]>Aug 12th 2010 7:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/Aug 12th 2010 7:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/
It's like trying to run crysis on a low spec pc..]]>Aug 12th 2010 7:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/
However, the bigger effect is on *developers* who have to make the difficult decision of using older less capable and more difficult to use APIs, or eliminating 1/3 of their audience.]]>Aug 12th 2010 7:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/The ecosystem is fragmented. This doesn't mean the OS isn't good or won't succeed, just means that at some point some consumers will get screwed. Especially with lower end or off brand phones that aren't supported by the "community".]]>Aug 12th 2010 7:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/
I'm more inclined to go with the legacy point of view myself, but thats not to say I don't understand the other pov.]]>Aug 12th 2010 7:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/Judgement day is upon us!!]]>Aug 12th 2010 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/Looks like each Android OEM will individually ship more smartphones than Apple in the non-too-distant future.
Q2-2010
HTC - 4.8
Apple - 8.4

Q2-2011
HTC -12
Apple -10]]>Aug 12th 2010 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/Phillip Dick
Android FTW]]>Aug 12th 2010 7:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/
I was referring to the articles and commentators that suggest the fragmentation will prevent Android from ever leading in the market. I think fragmentation is good. It gives us consumers potentially unlimited options. ]]>Aug 12th 2010 8:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/How did you come up with those numbers?]]>Aug 12th 2010 8:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/
Android is the best.]]>Aug 12th 2010 8:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/Somewhere Steve Jobs is reading this and saying, "well, we can't use this data in our next presentation".]]>Aug 12th 2010 8:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/Aug 12th 2010 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/Aug 12th 2010 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/Aug 12th 2010 8:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/
Most people I know who have a low-budget, would love to get their hands on an iPhone, but instead opt for the cheaper versions.

Example: If you cannot afford a Porsche, go for a Japanese alternative. It's a shame, but it's true.]]>Aug 12th 2010 9:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/
However, it is an issue with developers and content creators, who have to either stick to the lowest common denominator, or have increased efforts to support mutliple versions.

The other issue is that a lot of those Android phones are crippled by their manufacturers and/or providers, which drives fragmentation even further.]]>Aug 12th 2010 9:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/
You are just pretending the iPhone is a "premium" product over the top of the line android phones. The iphone is a product for idiots that can't hold a independant though.]]>Aug 12th 2010 9:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/Aug 12th 2010 9:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/Aug 12th 2010 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/I agree with most except this. Since there is growth in the market you cannot see the fragmentation as much. So when you see the latest or second latest update having the biggest market share it's because of new models being sold like...cupcakes. Old devices don't get updated (even though they are fully capable) as much as stats would like us to believe.]]>Aug 12th 2010 10:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/Aug 12th 2010 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/
wow. this must be a first. hours into this first comment exchange and not a single downrank. is commenting on engadget becoming civil?]]>Aug 12th 2010 10:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/Aug 12th 2010 10:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/Aug 12th 2010 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/
With Apple, they just tell you the final product....no mid step so you can't know if it took them a while.

Can't really compare the two, but can't solve the skinning issue since Google will always want to seem ahead of the crowd, and they will always want N1 (their products) updated first. They could wait until HTC and Moto had their skins ready to release a new update, but...wouldn't make Google look better than HTC and Moto, so no reason.]]>Aug 12th 2010 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/Aug 12th 2010 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/Stop being a fanboy.

Unlike Apple users, Android users have a CHOICE in which manufacture and design factor they like best, so they branch out more. Android is the big winner here, not the individual manufactures.

]]>Aug 12th 2010 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/
'fragmented' claims isn't new. As long as your gadget pleased you then it's ok. e.g. if you are using windows just for typing, Win98 is still capable of doing it, so you don't need Win7 I guess...

But if you want to be always updated, then you have to invest your money for new gadget. For me, I'll wait until my wish lists fulfill, not all but the features I need most.]]>Aug 12th 2010 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/
'fragmented' claims isn't new. As long as your gadget pleased you then it's ok. e.g. if you are using windows just for typing, Win98 is still capable of doing it, so you don't need Win7 I guess...

But if you want to be always updated, then you have to invest your money for new gadget. For me, I'll wait until my wish lists fulfill, not all but the features I need most.]]>Aug 12th 2010 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/Aug 12th 2010 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/
Ok, so you prefer Android, good for you, don't tell other people what to buy. You don't have to buy an iPhone.

Also, the iPhone is not underpowered in any way shape or form, and how is iOS a "cut down experience"? Still having over triple the amount of apps of Android, if anything iOS is a richer platform in terms of experience. If Android is growing so fast, why is there still such a small developer community?

And you claim that iOS users have a lower threshold of "perceived quality". Yet with Android there is a severe lack of coherence as manufacturers apply all manner of different themes and other small addons to their devices, and can't even manage to update their phones to the latest OS version without months of waiting and bugs. And the huge variety of devices will mean that even doing exactly the same things, like sending text messages or using an app, will differ greatly per device, some will be a good experience, others inevitably will not. But of course Apple only has "perceived" quality with its coherent software updates, unanimous hardware layout, and an app store full of every app you could imagine that will run much more coherently over the different generations of device.

One last thing, stop posting comments debasing people's opinions with yours (and wording them as facts), you're really not helping anyone. So you don't like iPhones, who cares? Don't buy one.]]>Aug 12th 2010 3:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/
Next few years - Symbian 4 can hold onto the low-med end and MeeGo as a newly launched high end OS will start eating into the high end. Top to bottom strategy.

While generic Android manufacturers will fight for the scraps that fall of the table and split Android market share.

"The reason? Android, Android, Android." . . . umm Motorola ?

]]>Aug 13th 2010 5:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/Aug 12th 2010 7:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/
Droid is the most sold, then comes Incredible and Evo. At least in USA]]>Aug 12th 2010 7:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/
Droid was the most sold, followed by Incredible and Evo, at least in usa]]>Aug 12th 2010 7:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/
Sorry for double, (well make it triple) :P]]>Aug 12th 2010 7:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/
Yeah, but Google released the Nexus One as a showcase of Android. We owe much to it.]]>Aug 12th 2010 7:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/
Yeah it had a great impact, that's true]]>Aug 12th 2010 7:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/I think the Moto Droid and VZ Droid campaign got Android the mass consumer appeal going (at least in US). The nexus one was fairly niche and not as mainstream.]]>Aug 12th 2010 7:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/Aug 12th 2010 7:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/Aug 12th 2010 7:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/
And I'm not talking about my dingledong!]]>Aug 12th 2010 7:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/Aug 12th 2010 7:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/
A lady doctor, maybe. mmmmm, please be]]>Aug 12th 2010 7:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/Aug 12th 2010 7:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/12/gartner-and-idc-agree-the-android-invasions-accelerating-aroun/Aug 12th 2010 7:24AM