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Android Sales Surpass iPhone Sales

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the battle-for-second-place dept.

gollum123 writes with this excerpt from VentureBeat: "Smartphones based on Google's Android mobile operating system outsold Apple's iPhone in the US during the first quarter of 2010, according to a report by research firm The NPD Group. The data places Android, with 28 percent of the smartphone market [last quarter], in second place behind RIM's Blackberry smartphone market share of 36 percent. Apple now sits in third place with 21 percent. NPD points to a Verizon buy-one-get-one-free promotion for all of its smartphones as a major factor in the first-quarter numbers. Verizon saw strong sales for the Motorola Droid and Droid Eris Android phones, as well as the Blackberry Curve, thanks to its promotional offer. Verizon launched a $100 million marketing campaign for the Droid when it hit the market in November 2009, which likely contributed to strong sales in the first quarter as well." Preston Gralla notes that it's not all bad news for Apple; this report could help their case in upcoming antitrust discussions.

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  1. Re:This has all happened before and it will all .. by 2obvious4u · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Android is the Windows of the mobile world.

    Really? Windows? Are you sure? I don't recall paying $200 for my Andriod 2.1 OS license.

  2. Re:This has all happened before and it will all .. by diamondsw · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Yup, just like the failure of the iPod that idiots predicted was inevitable for years. Now they've moved on to the iPhone - great, more shlock.

    That said, Android is a far better alternative model than the iPod competitors were, but dragging out the tired, old, and inaccurate "Mac vs PC in the 80's" model is just tiresome and worthless. There are so many variances (probably the biggest being price - the iPhone isn't more expensive than its competitors) that it's just a stupid comparison to make, generally only made by PC trolls.

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  3. Bullshit. by BitZtream · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I simply call bullshit.

    I've seen one Android phone in the last month ... owned by a Google employee.

    I can't count the number of iPhones I've seen in the last 2 days.

    The fact that I myself have been waitting since January to replaces my 3G with a broken screen for the new one that will be here in a month or so probably has a little to do with it too.

    Warping statistics to suit your agenda isn't impressive.

    Narrow the scope enough and pick the right time period and you can show just about any product beating out any other product.

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  4. Re:Apple by BasilBrush · · Score: 0, Redundant

    so tell me, do you really think that the shiny web 2.0 icons that make up the interface for the iphone are sophisticated? have a look at them again...
    if its the shape of the phone that does it for you then have you never allowed yourself the luxury of some really nice jewelery?
    now you might think the glorious bright colour screen is lovely and who could take that away from you.

    Thank you for illustrating my point so well. design illiterates to attribute the success of well designed products to "shininess".>>