05-12-2010, 05:46 PM
The same OS issues exist on the iphone.
The deal with the Android is its cross carrier / platform / CDMA - GSM support. This alone will continue to increase its sales, until Apple breaks the exclusivity with ATT. Also to note, I read that most of the iPhone developers are now easily recompiling code to Android. Applicaions are now over 50k. So its not like developing from ground zero.
This is the same trend you saw in the development community related to console and PC games. Developers started using tools that would allow for compiling the program in multi platform's with one set of code. You will see that more and more, and as you do, you will see any platform that is exclusive / not open (ie apple) lose its market share.
I predict that Apple will release a iPhone for CDMA (Sprint and or VZ) this year or early next year. They will have to in order to keep up. If they dont, you will see thier market share take a huge loss. I know several iphone owners that are all salivating over friends droids, and as soon as the 2 year contract is done they will be moving to VZ.
The cell phone business is a fast moving business, where consumers jump ship every time they want a new phone. Its gadget driven and the time to live is about 2 years.
I thought it was funny when jobs unveiled the iPad, and when he said it would support ATT GSM, the crowd almost boo'ed him.
The deal with the Android is its cross carrier / platform / CDMA - GSM support. This alone will continue to increase its sales, until Apple breaks the exclusivity with ATT. Also to note, I read that most of the iPhone developers are now easily recompiling code to Android. Applicaions are now over 50k. So its not like developing from ground zero.
This is the same trend you saw in the development community related to console and PC games. Developers started using tools that would allow for compiling the program in multi platform's with one set of code. You will see that more and more, and as you do, you will see any platform that is exclusive / not open (ie apple) lose its market share.
I predict that Apple will release a iPhone for CDMA (Sprint and or VZ) this year or early next year. They will have to in order to keep up. If they dont, you will see thier market share take a huge loss. I know several iphone owners that are all salivating over friends droids, and as soon as the 2 year contract is done they will be moving to VZ.
The cell phone business is a fast moving business, where consumers jump ship every time they want a new phone. Its gadget driven and the time to live is about 2 years.
I thought it was funny when jobs unveiled the iPad, and when he said it would support ATT GSM, the crowd almost boo'ed him.
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