Verizon needs Verizon iPhone more than Apple, after Droid debacle : Beatweek Magazine
This article really irritates me...
This article really irritates me...
My IP address was blocked from that site months ago because i used to just pick apart his "articles". Seriously, some of his rants are on-par with Jobs' in terms of craziness.
I do have one worry though - android's success can be attributed mainly due to its adoption in the US, primarily lead by Verizon. Internationally, android is definately not being championed enough - I really wish there was a stronger EU push.
The US are currently getting the best phones first (sometimes only), and have the most advertisement. Here in Ireland, the iPhone is seriously prevailent and android is extremely niche. And because there is zero advertisement, most new phone buyers automatically assume they're gonna get the iPhone "because it has lots of cool apps and is touch screen".
Beatweek Magazine is an organ of Apple's public relations department.
I can see that. The iPhone is the niche where I live, where everyone is predominantly Verizon customers. If I could find the people who do have iPhones in my town (of about 200,000), I could probably count them with my fingers. If we had a carrier that had the iPhone, I could see it seriously taking off. But Android is the closest thing to an iPhone (and my opinion is that Android is better, but that's an opinion). AT&T may never come to our state however, and T-Mobile just became available.My IP address was blocked from that site months ago because i used to just pick apart his "articles". Seriously, some of his rants are on-par with Jobs' in terms of craziness.
I do have one worry though - android's success can be attributed mainly due to its adoption in the US, primarily lead by Verizon. Internationally, android is definately not being championed enough - I really wish there was a stronger EU push.
The US are currently getting the best phones first (sometimes only), and have the most advertisement. Here in Ireland, the iPhone is seriously prevailent and android is extremely niche. And because there is zero advertisement, most new phone buyers automatically assume they're gonna get the iPhone "because it has lots of cool apps and is touch screen".
I always lol at articles like that. The fact that Apple and their fan base NEED to trash Android now and claim that it is a "sinking ship" just shows how far Android has come. Remember when everyone called each new touchscreen phone "the iPhone Killer"? I wonder if they referred to the iPhone4 as the Android killer in house.
Dont worry, I live in the UK and trust me. I had never heard of Android till 2 months ago and now I have more friends with Android based phones than iphones now. Think I have done my part with it. I got at least 4 people to go Android and after having a play with my X10 almost every iphone user I know now wants to change!
In fact I was in the pub the other day and somebody pulled out their iphone to start pimping it, but before he got past the multi touch I pulled out my X10 and shot him down with everything he had apart from the market and with that 5-6 people at the bar had over heard and they all pulled out various Android based phones
Never seen an iphan sulk so much
Here's the original data that was being misconstrued.
Yankee Group Blog Blog Archive Setting the record straight on iPhone and Android
Key info:
The number is that 32% of "with Google" branded phone owners plan to purchase another android phone. Which frankly...still stinks.
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