05-12-2010, 10:06 AM
I think you vastly underestimate the situation with the metrics. Honestly, it's not worth my time currently to pursue the Android as a viable platform. The amount of Android OS devices in the market is trivial. Sure, they are doing ok in the phone market, but let's not forget the 80+ million iPod Touches out there. That kind of skews the market very heavily in Apple's favor. Given that the iPad already sold more than a million units just in the first month of the US release, and there will be a pretty large spike in iPhone sales in a month when the new model comes out, I'd say Apple is still the horse to bet on.
The biggest problems plaguing Android are segmentation and no clear OS upgrade path for most phones. This needs to be resolved before it's a truly viable platform for companies to invest heavily in for development.
Honestly, I'm happy to see Android doing so well in the phone market. It will be very interesting to see what they do in the tablet market. Competition is good. However, Google is far from toppling Apple.
The biggest problems plaguing Android are segmentation and no clear OS upgrade path for most phones. This needs to be resolved before it's a truly viable platform for companies to invest heavily in for development.
Honestly, I'm happy to see Android doing so well in the phone market. It will be very interesting to see what they do in the tablet market. Competition is good. However, Google is far from toppling Apple.
Rizxen - Master of Clones