New Nielsen report has Android commanding 52% of the US smartphone scene

22. BogRRR posted on 13 Jul 2012, 16:09 0 1

What about it? Its 2 years behind current technology and tons of products on the market and its a way overrated? And its also subject to Apples' ridiculous closed in source/environment concept Yeah we know! It simply SUCKS! On several levels!

7. Droid_X_Doug posted on 13 Jul 2012, 03:50 5 3

Android died? Maybe in the wet dreams of the iApple fanatics. But in the 'real' world, it thrives. The Android value proposition is just too compelling. Market share metrics prove it.

8. Sniggly posted on 13 Jul 2012, 04:02 6 1

There were claims by many iFans when the iPhone 4S launched (along with launches of the 100 dollar 4 on 3 carriers, and the 3GS being free) that iPhone market share would catch up to Android in a big way, and that no one would buy Android on a carrier where the iPhone was a choice.

This kind of shuts them right the hell up.

9. Droid_X_Doug posted on 13 Jul 2012, 04:14 3 1

Meh. Expect the iApologist community to whine about how iDevice sales are in a temporary lull, and that sales will pass Android once the new iPhone is shipping. It never fails to repeat.

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10. Sniggly posted on 13 Jul 2012, 04:24 2 1

I don't doubt that eventually Android will either go away or change drastically, that something newer or better will come along. I suspect that the paradigm shift will happen when wearable computing devices like Project Glass are compact and power efficient enough to be incorporated into contacts or sunglasses-or some other, really cool looking device. However, right now Android has its day, and it's doing exactly what no other smartphone OS did before it: make the smartphone an accessible device in every way.

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12. Droid_X_Doug posted on 13 Jul 2012, 04:36 0 1

Apple is going to be fighting any new development that it doesn't own tooth-and-nail. That includes Glass-like functionality. It is just bid-ness.

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13. Sniggly posted on 13 Jul 2012, 04:48 1 1

They will try. They will fail.

Even many iFans I talk to who like the iPhone agree that it's gotten boring. If nothing major changes except for the screen size (which, by all accounts, isn't even that big a change) and the charger port type (which, combined with the increased size, renders EVERY SINGLE ACCESSORY EVER MADE FOR THE 4/4S design practically obsolete) there's going to be a large segment of iPhone users who will be pissed off.

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16. Aeires (unregistered) posted on 13 Jul 2012, 08:12 1 1

...renders every single accessory ever made for an iOS product practically obsolete. It's not just he 4/4S that going to feel the pain of having to use two completely different charger systems.

And don't forget all the tons of automobile adapters that will be needed.

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15. Aeires (unregistered) posted on 13 Jul 2012, 08:08 2 1

I remember similar comments about that happening when Verizon got the iPhone. Meanwhile, Android market share kept increasing.

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17. Droid_X_Doug posted on 13 Jul 2012, 10:21 2 1

You know, back when WP7 was about to release, the WP fan base were predicting market dominance in 6 months on the strength of Nokia owners upgrading to Lumia handsets. The WP market dominance didn't quite happen (Lumia upgrades instead went to iOS or Android). Similarly, it is a bit pre-mature to start forecasting market dominance for WP8 as well.

26. jroc74 posted on 16 Jul 2012, 19:28 0 0

All I know is.....ppl just need to stop betting against Android.

I cant wait for the articles about X or Y phone being the next Android killer....There were a few articles like that in 2011, maybe 2010 too.

When I first saw that....I said Android has finally arrived. I think THATS what eats at iFans the most. Something being an Android killer, or Froyo, GB, Honeycomb or ICS killer...lol

24. jroc74 posted on 16 Jul 2012, 19:22 0 0

Did you see the chart where the old Win Mo has a bigger market share than WP?

How long has WP been out?

25. jroc74 posted on 16 Jul 2012, 19:24 0 0

Whats wilder is the old Win Mo still has a bigger market share than WP.

Look at the last chart in the article....

21. Jay_F posted on 13 Jul 2012, 15:41 0 0

^ tool