It an interesting metric. Symbian is installed on just under 50% of smart-phones, yet gets around 6% of web impressions (http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=827912)
I guess it could be seen as more of a comment on how the 'phones are used than how many are out there. Al. Josh Steiner wrote: > > Recently I saw mobile browser marketshare numbers here: > > > http://www.topandroidphones.com/post/Latest-Net-Applications-Figures-Show-Androids-Increasing-Market-Share.aspx > > in the last month android has gained 1% more of the market (from 5% to > 6%) and is nearly tied with winmo. Now, web marketshare is not > strictly analogous to handset marketshare, but it does establish that > people are using their g1's a lot, and the trendline is strongly upward. > > -josh > > On Mar 3, 2009 1:14 PM, "Sena Gbeckor-Kove" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > I'd suggest that Android has a crtain level of momentum. The 2 devices > we have definite release dates for are not in my opinion, what your > average consumer would forgo an iPhone for. The devices you want to be > thinking about, will be being released later in the year. From HTC, > Samsung, Sony Ericsson and others. > > It is very difficult for a manufacturer to differentiate themselves on > the Android platform without doing quite a lot of work, where is HTC's > Touch Flo, in development I'm sure, along with branded applications > from Sony Ericsson and Samsung along with others which will help their > devices to stand out from the cloud of clones. > > Having open source mobile os' around like Android and Symbian which > allow any device manufacturer to get in on the game makes it > imperative for the big boys to raise their game. Otherwise there's no > reason to buy their devices (barring highly superior hardware which > only works for their top of the line models). > > Just my thoughts > Sena > > On 3 Mar 2009, at 05:48, jkk251 wrote: > > I elected to develop > for Android rather than iPhone f... > > > > -- * Written an Android App? - List it at http://andappstore.com/ * ====== Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
