Hi, I don't know Net Applications, how much one can rely on their statistics, but I don't believe that iPhone alone has achieved 77% browsing market share in Feb, 2009. I myself wouldn't draw much inference from that data.
As to Symbian being installed on 50% of smartphones, don't forget that it's Q3 (2008) statistics. It does not apply to the whole year, though naturally reveals valuable information about the trend. Tote On Mar 4, 9:29 am, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > 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-... > > > 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 athttp://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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
