IDC: 3 out of 4 smartphones shipped with Android in Q3

5. BadAssAbe posted on 01 Nov 2012, 18:50 6 1

LOL 3rd, I forgot there was more than 3 or 4 OS

MS 150% Improvement = 2% LOL ( i'm sorry, too funny)

4. rusticguy posted on 01 Nov 2012, 18:47 9 1

Doesn't matter as long as it is Android. SJ kept ranting about fragmentation but market didn't care about the rants ... so listen to the pulse of market as customer is KING :)

6. Sniggly posted on 01 Nov 2012, 18:58 5 1

Actually, JB would be on the international Nexus, some S3 models, and the Note 2. Also, ICS is on the vast majority of the new devices being shipped. Keep an eye out for the version share numbers for October.

7. xray174 posted on 01 Nov 2012, 19:42 7 2

and android 2.2 has more feautures then ios6 just sad

9. xtremesv posted on 01 Nov 2012, 19:50 4 0

Most of those phones were shipped with gingerbread or ice cream sandwich perhaps 60/40 respectively. The important milestone here is that Android has become the Windows of smartphones.

10. tedkord posted on 01 Nov 2012, 19:59 1 0

You misspelled "King".

13. Nadr1212 posted on 01 Nov 2012, 21:31 1 2

And ur correcting him cuz he likes being corrected or u care so much bout correcting others mistakes or what exactly?

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24. tedkord posted on 02 Nov 2012, 03:43 3 0

I did it to distract tards like yourself.

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11. tedkord posted on 01 Nov 2012, 20:00 4 0

Which means consumers prefer even older versions of Android to iOS by more than 3 to 1.

18. gallitoking posted on 01 Nov 2012, 23:10 0 3

if customer prefer the older version why the fuzz about upgrades or the return rate being less than 50%.. We agree that most consumers don't know what they want. they only go back if the product is good.. you do the math

22. jroc74 posted on 02 Nov 2012, 00:05 2 0

Because ppl caring about upgrades could be lumped in with ppl that know about rooting and custom ROMs.

If most are like my kids mother....she has a Nexus S...and blocked ICS as long as she could. She said she liked GB better. She is very non techy. She might dont even know how to check for updates.

If most are like her.....the latest OS version wont even matter.

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25. tedkord posted on 02 Nov 2012, 03:49 2 0

What "fuzz" are you talking about? The only people who complain about upgrades are folks like you who need to find some way of muting Android's dominance. And, once again, you have zero knowledge about Android (or any other phone) return rates. What's more, you already know that the return rates aren't anywhere near that level, because if they were, Android would fold, and no one would sell them.

Three out of every four smartphones sold in the last quarter were Android. That's an amazing stat. Why does it make you so insecure?

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26. tedkord posted on 02 Nov 2012, 03:58 1 0

Just a little correction to my last post. I checked the source link, and people aren't choosing Android over iOS by 3 to 1. They're choosing it by 5 to 1.

And, I did the math, Gallito. Since Android not only keeps retaining it lead, but building on it, I'd day that people are returning to what works well.

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12. wendygarett (limited) 5 days ago posted on 01 Nov 2012, 20:46 2 0

Most of the pc user still using Windows xp instead of win 7...
I don't see any problem with that tho :)

14. networkdood posted on 01 Nov 2012, 21:33 0 0

Who cares - I have had it on my three devices for quite some time now....

15. networkdood posted on 01 Nov 2012, 21:33 0 0

BTW, your pic insults the great show of ROBOT CHICKEN.

19. gallitoking posted on 01 Nov 2012, 23:12 0 0

yes it is a great show...

21. jroc74 posted on 02 Nov 2012, 00:02 1 0

And as you can see from the article....it....doent....even......matter....

20. gallitoking posted on 01 Nov 2012, 23:13 0 0

they always do..