Comments on: In smartphones, same old story: Apple and Android win

By: JimJum

JimJum — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:28:32 +0000

…are become legacy? Is that cryptic for something English?

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:16:39 +0000

VW outsells BMW…is BMW doomed to become legacy? You’re a bizarre woman. Your comments read more like an attempt to proselytize than actually make a point. “You may be an iPhone lover but it’s time to at least look towards other possible options.” creepy.

By: Video Production

Video Production — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 03:42:18 +0000

If you’re not interested in games, it’s easy to ignore them. Your stream will remain focused on conversations with the people you care about.

By: Katie @ Women Magazine

Katie @ Women Magazine — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 05:52:52 +0000

These days, when the phone prices are going down companies like HTC, Samsung are making very good phones which are giving fierce competition to iPhone. You may be an iPhone lover but it’s time to at least look towards other possible options.

By: John Harrington, Jr.

John Harrington, Jr. — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:48:10 +0000

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By: D.Dugan

D.Dugan — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:43:42 +0000

The most astounding thing here is the collapse of Microsoft’s position in the mobile space.

Blackberry, like Symbian, is are old OSes losing marketshare. But Windows Phone was supposed to be a new OS. The figures show Windows Phone was dead on arrival.

By: Ratnok

Ratnok — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:43:40 +0000

You’re on the wrong article. The article about smartphone manufacturers was 2 weeks ago. This is about smartphone platforms which is more realistic to consumer experience.

By: Ratnok

Ratnok — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:39:00 +0000

Did you say that same thing during the Windows vs. Mac wars? “this continuing comparison between Apple and Microsoft is just so weird.”

By: andrew

andrew — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:31:08 +0000

I am not convinced that the number of handsets sold is a good measure of how “successful” Android is when considering how mass penetration synergizes with Google’s business models. My sense is that Google most benefits from volume so I would argue that Android is ‘doing very well’ when compared to iOS.

I would also argue that, for the general population of Android users, having to purchase a new phone to access newer iterations of the OS does not negatively affect their perception of the OS when compared to its competitors. I would say that most people feel that it is normal that hardware upgrades and software upgrades come at the same time.

There are, of course, always power users who constantly flash new roms that create exceptions but these are the minority.

By: ghunda

ghunda — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:54:32 +0000

Interesting headline choice given this category is not extremely new but the companies leading the charge were not the expected incumbents several years ago. This disruption is not a ‘same old story.’